When the Guns Go Silent

(El silencio de los fusiles)
Nathalia Orozco | Documentary

2017 | 120 minutes | Colombia

The Colombian peace process explained with unprecedented access to the protagonists of the negotiations and exceptional archival material.

Synopsis

How to conclude a war? How to win peace? After more than 50 years of armed struggle, after three failed peace processes, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known as the FARC, are preparing to disarm and take the path of political struggle. The film chronicles the transition from war to peace, in a crucial historical moment.

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Main credits

Orozco, Natalia (screenwriter)
Orozco, Natalia (film director)
Orozco, Natalia (film producer)
Orozco, Natalia (interviewer)
Orozco, Natalia (narrator)
Giraldo, Julian (film producer)
Gordey, Serge (film producer)
Camdessus, Christine (film producer)

Other credits

Etienne Boussac, editor; Willian Alfonso Martínez, director of photography; Alejandro Ramirez R., original music.


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Festivals

FICCI Cartagena International Film Festival; SLAFF Sydney Latin Amarican Film Festival; Docs Barcelona; Toulouse Latin American Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Nathalia Orozco

NATIONALITY: Colombia

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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