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2013 | B/N | 25

In Álvaro Obregón, in Juchitán, Oaxaca, the members of a Zapotec community have lived under constant threat since a transnational decided to install a wind farm in the sea without the consent of the community. The inhabitants have resisted, creating a local police force that controls entry into the conflict zone. Two Zapotec fishermen, Herminio and Mariano, have lived this struggle and resistance. 


Country: México
Direction: Fabián Gonzalez; Ingrid Eunice
Script: Fabián González; Ingrid Eunice
Production: Flores Cruz; Nisaguie Abril
Photography: García Morales; Pablo
Sound: Flores Cruz; Nisaguie Abril, Pérez; Jorge Ángel
Participation year at FICM: 2014

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