500 Years

500 Years (2017)

From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, the sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala’s recent history is told through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to reimagine their society.

Date of release
2017-01-24
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Pamela Yates
Collection
The Resistance Saga

Casting

Interesting facts

500 Years: Life in Resistance is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Pamela Yates about the trial of Guatemalan dictator Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide against the country's indigenous Maya population in the 1980s and the popular uprising that followed the trial, which led to the toppling of President Otto Perez Molina.

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