Cinema
Rebellion in Patagonia
La Patagonia rebelde
Héctor Olivera · 1974
Synopsis
The film opens in Buenos Aires in 1923 with the assassination of Lieutenant Colonel Zavala, then goes back to 1920 in the province of Santa Cruz. The estancia workers demand better wages; the repression of the unions leads to a strike, an agreement is signed, which the owners refuse to honour, and Zavala is tasked with restoring order. The Brooklyn programme speaks of an uprising of anarchist trade unionists.
Context
Released on 13 June 1974, the film was written by the director, Osvaldo Bayer and Fernando Ayala, his partner at Aries, based on Bayer's research. La Nación reports that Perón saw it in a private screening before authorising its release. Isabel Perón's government banned it on 12 October 1974, and the governor of Santa Cruz who had allowed the shoot was imprisoned for six years by the dictatorship. On the day of the ban, Bayer appeared on a Triple A list with the director and the main actors, according to La Nación; Héctor Alterio, threatened, settled in Spain in 1975, according to a biography of the actor.
Who it is for
A historical fresco in Spanish, one hundred and ten minutes long, with many characters, about a suppressed strike in the far south.
Prizes and reception
Silver Bear at Berlin in 1974; third in the Museo del Cine poll of 2000.
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