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OUR MOTHERS (NUESTRAS MADRES) – Review by Diane Carson

April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 Diane Carson 0 Comments cesar diaz, guatemalan films, nuestras madres, our mothers

Guatemalan writer/director César Díaz dramatizes the enduring consequences of military action upon citizens who survive dictatorial victimization. In particularizing the genocide of 200,000 Guatemalan Indians in a war lasting until 1996, Díaz presents a compelling humanitarian appeal.

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OUR MOTHERS (NUESTRAS MADRES) – Review by Lois Alter Mark

April 17, 2020April 19, 2020 Lois Alter Mark 0 Comments Armando Espitia, Aurelia Caal, carlos diaz, nuestras madres, our mothers

The movie focuses on Ernesto (Armando Espitia), a young forensic anthropologist whose job is exhuming and identifying the bodies of the thousands of people who “disappeared” during the Guatemalan Civil War, a genocide against the Mayan community that lasted 36 years and left 200,000 dead.