Awka Liwen

Awka Liwen (2010)

This documentary exposes the untold story about the killing of native Southamerican people in Argentina in the late XIX century, with the aim of taking their lands for economical and political purposes.

Date of release
2010-09-09
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Documentary, History
Director
Mariano Aiello

Casting

Interesting facts

Awka Liwen is a documentary film directed by Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille, with a script by Osvaldo Bayer, Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille. The work develops the history of the possession of the land in Argentina. It is also a history of racism against the indigenous peoples, where racism was the alibi for their exploitation and elimination. Awka Liwen, which in the Mapuche language means “Rebel at Dawn”, was filmed in Chubut, Jujuy, Río Negro, the province and city of Buenos Aires and Germany.

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