Underplayed Gems

Runan Caycu (1973)

Runan Caycu poster
Directed by
Nora de Izcue
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
Peru
Runtime
35 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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How it feels

This documentary from 1973 follows Saturnino Huillca, a community leader, through the conflicts between Cusco peasant movements and landowners. It shows the violent role of the armed forces in the events before Peru's 1969 land reform.

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What happens

Runan Caycu (del quechua cuzqueño runam kayku, "somos personas") es un mediometraje documental de 1973 dirigido por la peruana Nora de Izcue.​ La película, producida inicialmente por Nora de Izcue, y luego por el Sistema Nacional de Apoyo a la Movilización Social (SINAMOS) junto con el ICAIC (Cuba), narra los enfrentamientos del movimiento campesino cusqueño con los gamonales y hacendados, a través de la mirada del líder comunal Saturnino Huillca. Asimismo, evidencia el rol y la participación violenta de las Fuerzas Armadas en el enfrentamiento que precedieron a la Reforma agraria de 1969.​​ Runan Caycu fue censurada por la Oficina Central de Información. Nunca se estrenó oficialmente en Perú, y sólo fue exhibida en el circuito alternativo y clandestino de sindicatos y cine-clubs. A pesar de ello, el documental obtuvo la Paloma de Plata, el segundo lugar, en 1973, en el Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Leipzig (Alemania del Este).​​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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