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The Principal Enemy (1973)

The Principal Enemy poster
Original title
Jatun auka
Directed by
Jorge Sanjinés
Genre
political film
Country
Bolivia
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of indigenous farmers in Peru struggles against a landowner who exploits them. A leftist guerrilla group arrives to support the farmers, while the state, backed by US advisors, works to maintain control.

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What happens

Der Hauptfeind, spanischer Titel El enemigo principal, offizieller Quechua-Titel Jatun Auka, auch Jatun Auk’a (Hatun awqa, Südliches Quechua: „der große Feind“) ist ein in Peru überwiegend auf Quechua gedrehter Spielfilm des bolivianischen Regisseurs Jorge Sanjinés aus dem Jahre 1973, der vom Konflikt einer indigenen Bauerngemeinde mit dem Hacendado und dem Eingreifen einer linken Guerilla auf Seiten der Bauern sowie der Staatsmacht mit US-Beratern im Hintergrund auf Seiten der Ausbeuter handelt. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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