Cinema
La familia Orozco
Jorge Reyes · 1983
Synopsis
From 1850 to 1919, from the time of slavery to the first labour struggles, the film follows Vicente Orozco and his family. In 1895, the Orozcos leave their work as peasants for the north coast, where they experience the exploitation of the great sugar estates, then make their way to Lima. There Vicente becomes one of the organisers of the working world and strives to bring his fellow workers together in a union, alongside the anarcho-syndicalists of the capital.
Context
Produced by Bruma Films and shot in black and white by Pierre Maury, the film was written, edited and scored by its director. The story spans the abolition of slavery, the rise of a labour movement that came from Chile and the Iquique massacre, in which Peruvians, Chileans and Bolivians died, up to the struggle that won the eight-hour day in 1919. Its theatrical release in Peru dates from 1 September 1983.
Who it is for
A long film, spoken in Spanish, shot without colour, which covers nearly seven decades through a single family.
Prizes and reception
Presented in 1982 in the new directors section of the San Sebastián festival and at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes.
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