La Isla: Archives of a Tragedy (2009)
- Original title
- La isla - Archivos de una tragedia
- Directed by
- Uli Stelzner
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Guatemala, Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A huge explosion in Guatemala City in 2005 uncovers a hidden archive from the National Police, revealing the site of a secret prison. The film follows young archive workers as they sift through millions of documents to prove atrocities committed by security forces, and it shows how they confront their country's painful history.
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