Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne

Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1969

Runtime

0h 21m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Uruguay 1969: El Problema de la Carne

Production Companies

Cinemateca del Tercer Mundo

Director

Mario Handler

Description

After the meat industry workers stop receiving 2 kilograms of meat a day as a part of their salary, they organize the biggest strike in Uruguayan history. Images of farms. Meeting at the workers' society. Relations between the Uruguayan economic and political leaders and the United States. Scenes of decay and misery. Workers' demonstrations. Clashes between police and demonstrators.