Kino und Kampf 2

A daring endeavour for a few coins. Barefoot children run along the moving train to Buenos Aires, stretching out their hands to the passengers. “Tire dié, tire dié!”

Líber Arce, the name of a student shot dead by the police at a protest, becomes a call for action: Liberarse, to liberate oneself. A silent cry against violence and oppression.

Lavrador = peasant, lavra = work, dor = pain. This experimental collage about the situation of Brazilian farmworkers is testament to the equally poetic and political power of cinema.

Inside, priests preach, the faithful intercede; outside, misery reigns. A polemic collage about the double standards of the Catholic Church in 1970s Colombia.

A 14-year-old Nicaraguan girl recounts an incredible story: from her involvement in the fight against the dictatorship via imprisonment and torture to her departure into a new life.