Awka Liwen (2010)

Directed by

Mariano Aiello, Kristina Hille

Genre

documentary film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about the history of land ownership in Argentina and the racism against indigenous peoples that justified their exploitation and elimination. The film was shot in multiple locations in Argentina and Germany.

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What happens

Awka Liwen (“Rebellion at Dawn”) is a documentary film directed by Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille, with a script by Osvaldo Bayer, Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille. The work develops the history of the possession of the land in Argentina. It is also a history of racism against the indigenous peoples, where racism was the alibi for their exploitation and elimination. Awka Liwen, which in the Mapuche language means “Rebel at Dawn”, was filmed in Chubut, Jujuy, Río Negro, the province and city of Buenos Aires and Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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