Underplayed Gems

Hugo Blanco, Deep River (2019)

Hugo Blanco, Deep River poster
Original title
Hugo Blanco, río profundo
Directed by
Malena Martínez Cabrera
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
Peru
Runtime
1h 49m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary follows Hugo Blanco, a 1960s Peruvian political figure tied to peasant struggles for land reform. It blends past events like an attack on a police station with his current views and interviews about the impact of the Shining Path violence.

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What happens

Hugo Blanco, río profundo es una película documental peruana de 2019 dirigida por la cusqueña Malena Martínez Cabrera. El documental es un retrato en dos partes del personaje político peruano de la década de 1960 Hugo Blanco, relacionado con la lucha campesina por la reforma agraria. Se mencionan episodios de su vida, como el asalto a un cuartel de la Guardia Civil en Quillabamba, su juicio, su posterior actividad como diputado y editor, y en especial su actividad contemporánea y sus opiniones actuales. La película también aborda, mediante entrevistas a testigos, el impacto de la violencia del grupo terrorista maoísta Sendero Luminoso, sobre todo en la población rural, así como el impacto de la violencia interna en la aceptación de la población peruana a las posiciones de la izquierda. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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