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Cachila (2008)

Cachila poster
Directed by
Sebastián Bednarik
Genre
documentary film
Country
Uruguay
Runtime
1h 10m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Silva family who run a car scrapyard in Uruguay and own one of the country's leading candombe troupes. The film shows their everyday life and their place in the Afro-Uruguayan community.

observationalintimateculturalgroundedunhurriedwarmcommunity-focused

What happens

Cachila es una película documental uruguaya del año 2008 dirigida por Sebastián Bednarik y producida por Andrés Varela. La película nos acerca a la vida de la familia Silva, ellos trabajan como desguazadores de autos, popular en la comunidad afrodescendiente y dueña de una de las más importantes comparsas de candombe de Uruguay.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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