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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Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Activism
Criminal Justice
Culture + Identity
Fascism + Repression
History
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
Political Science
South America
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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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