Icíar Bollaín / Mexico, Spain / 104 min / 2011 / Right before demonstrations erupted over the Bolivian government privatizing water in 2000, filmmaker Sebastian arrives in Cochaba, Bolivia to make a film about subjugation of indigenous populations.
[Spanish with English subtitles]
Filmmaker Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and his cynical producer Costa (Luis Tosar) arrive in Cochabamba, Bolivia to make a film about Columbus’s voyage to the New World and the subjugation of the indigenous population. Just as filming begins, the natives face a crisis when the government privatizes the water company and prices skyrocket. Daily protests erupt and the local man cast as a rebellious sixteenth century Taino chief, also becomes a leader in the water hike protests. This film was the Spanish submission for the 2012 Best Foreign-Language Academy Award.
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