Thirst (1961)

Original title

Hijo de hombre

Directed by

Lucas Demare

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows soldiers fighting in the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay. It focuses on their struggle to survive extreme heat and lack of water in a brutal landscape.

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What happens

Thirst (Spanish: La sed) aka Hijo de Hombre, aka Choferes del Chaco is a 1960 Argentine-Spanish war film directed by Lucas Demare. It is set during the Chaco War (1932–1935) between Bolivia and Paraguay, sometimes known as the "War of the Thirst". The script is based on a chapter of Augusto Roa Bastos novel Hijo de Hombre. It was made as a co-production between Argentina Sono Film and the Spanish company Suevia Films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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