Cesar Chavez (2014)

Directed by

Diego Luna

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Mexico, United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 71 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film tells the story of Cesar Chavez, a labor leader who cofounded the United Farm Workers. It shows his efforts to organize farm workers against a powerful grape farm owner. The movie follows his struggle to win better conditions for the workers through peaceful protests.

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What happens

Cesar Chavez is a 2014 biographical film produced and directed by Diego Luna about the life of American labor leader Cesar Chavez, who cofounded the United Farm Workers. The film stars Michael Peña as Chavez. John Malkovich co-stars as the owner of a large industrial grape farm who leads the opposition to Chavez's organizing efforts. It premiered in the Berlinale Special Galas section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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