Tupamaro: Urban Guerrillas
(Tupamaro: guerrilas urbanas)
Martin Markovits | Documentary
2019 | 58 minutes | United States, Mexico, Venezuela
A raw look at the infamous leader of one of Venezuela’s ‘colectivos,' armed leftists who fight drug-traffickers, political opponents, and even each other.
Synopsis
In Caracas, Venezuela, the murder capital of the world, a revolutionary gang enforces justice–eye for an eye. Hailed by some as modern-day Robin Hoods and as ruthless thugs by others, the Tupamaros are an enigma long puzzled over by scholars and the U.S. foreign service. With unprecedented access to these controversial vigilantes, the film chronicles seven turbulent years in the life of Alberto ‘Chino’ Carias, a former guerrilla fighter and a Tupamaro leader who rose to prominence after Hugo Chavez’s election in 1999.
Once accused of robbing banks and killing cops, Chino sheds his outlaw reputation and takes a government post, formally embracing the socialist movement. But when Chavez dies, revolutionary turns on revolutionary. The country careens through a middle class exodus, mind-bending inflation, and the unraveling of new programs meant to empower the poor. In the absence of true law and order, Chino clings ever more desperately to his contradictory roles as saint and executioner.
Citation
Main credits
Markovits, Martin Andres (film director)
Markovits, Martin Andres (screenwriter)
Markovits, Martin Andres (film producer)
Rosati, Andrew (screenwriter)
Corredor, Carlos (film producer)
Smith, Peter Marshall (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Carlos Corredor; editing, Peter Marshall Smith.
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Criminal Justice
Economics + Social Class Issues
Education
Fascism + Repression
Latin American Studies
South America
Urban Studies
Keywords
Clips
Festivals
Beverly Hills Film Festival - Best Feature, Best Foreign Film; Mexico International Film Festival - Silver Palm Award
DIRECTOR: Martin Markovits
NATIONALITY: United States, Mexico, Venezuela
YEAR: 2019
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: English; Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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