Underplayed Gems

El socio de Dios (1987)

El socio de Dios poster
Directed by
Federico García Hurtado
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
Peru
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film looks at the rubber exploitation in northeastern Peru in the early 1900s. It centers on the social problems caused by Julio Arana's business practices.

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What happens

El socio de Dios es una película cubano-peruana de 1986 dirigida por Federico García Hurtado y escrita en colaboración con el antropólogo Róger Rumrrill. Este largometraje aborda la problemática social de la explotación de caucho llevada a cabo por Julio Arana en nororiente del país a inicios del siglo XX. En el 2012, Federico García adaptó la historia en una novela publicada por la Universidad Alas Peruanas.​​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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