Our Land
In northern Argentina, the murder of Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar in 2009 highlights the ongoing struggle against land dispossession and colonialism faced by the Chuschagasta community.
Synopsis
In northern Argentina, the murder of Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar in 2009 highlights the ongoing struggle against land dispossession and colonialism faced by the Chuschagasta community.
Synopsis
In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the community with courtroom footage to explore the long history of colonialism and land dispossession that led to this crime.
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