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Stories of Activists

Stories of Activists

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2008

Runtime

0h 38m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Historias de Militantes

Production Companies

Casa Bertolt Brecht

Director

Virginia Martínez

Description

This documentary tells the story of a group of Uruguayan political and social activists who began or intensified their activities in the 1960s. What emerges is how diverse the Uruguayan left was in thought and action in fields like attitudes to armed struggle, the place of women and children, the historical significance of the Frente Amplio Party and the ways in which the old ideals have found expression - or not, as the case may be - under the first left wing national government in the history of the country. The documentary was made for Casa Bertolt Brecht, and is geared to stimulating debate and training new generations of activists.