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202262 minPGdocumentary

2.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Marquetalia

202262 minPGdocumentary

2.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Élida Valdomir reflects on her experiences as a political prisoner during the Uruguayan dictatorship and the enduring impact of political violence on identity.

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Élida Valdomir reflects on her experiences as a political prisoner during the Uruguayan dictatorship and the enduring impact of political violence on identity.

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Laura Linaresdirector

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Élida Valdomir sits in her room, surrounded by reminders of her past as a political prisoner during the Uruguayan dictatorship. Once an armed leader of the Tupac Amaru movement in the late 1960s, she reflects on the torture she endured and the commitment she maintained to her cause. The film intertwines her memories with her current life, revealing the lasting effects of political violence on personal identity. Directed by Laura Linares, "Marquetalia" runs for 62 minutes and is produced in Argentina.

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