Chircales (1972)

Directed by

Marta Rodríguez, Jorge Silva

Genre

documentary film

Country

Colombia

Runtime

42 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Castañeda family as they make bricks by hand on the outskirts of Bogotá. It shows their daily struggle to survive in harsh conditions.

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What happens

The Brickmakers, originally released under the title Chircales, is a Colombian documentary film released in 1972. It was directed by Marta Rodriguez, who also wrote the script, and her husband, Jorge Silva, and filmed from 1966 to 1972. It tells the story of the Castañeda family who eke out a meager living making bricks on the outskirts of Bogotá. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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