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2010 | Color | 70 min 20 seg

Since 2003, the Mexican government has been trying to build the "La Parota" hydroelectric dam. If built, it would flood several communities south of Acapulco. In this documentary, the campesinos, who have resisted this project, show us their lives, work and love of the land.


Country: México
Direction: Pérez Rojas; Carlos
Production: Pérez Rojas; Carlos
Photography: Pérez Rojas; Carlos
Sound: Pérez Rojas; Carlos
Music: García; Julio
Participation year at FICM: 2010

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