Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley (2015)
In 2009, the first coup d'etat in a generation in Central America overthrows the elected president of Honduras. A nation-wide movement, known simply as The Resistance, rises in opposition. Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley centers on the most daring wing of the movement, the farmers of the Aguan. Not satisfied with just marching and blocking highways, 2000 landless families take possession of the palm oil plantations of Miguel Facusse, the country's largest landowner and a key player in the coup. The camera follows three farmers over four years as they build their new communities on occupied land, in the face of the regime's violent response, while waiting for the elections The Resistance hopes will restore the national democratic project.
Keywords
honduras, anarchism, decolonization
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- What is Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley about?
- In 2009, the first coup d'etat in a generation in Central America overthrows the elected president of Honduras. A nation-wide movement, known simply as The Resistance, rises in opposition. Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley centers on the most daring wing of the movement, the farmers of the Aguan. Not satisfied with just marching and blocking highways, 2000 landless families take possession of the palm oil plantations of Miguel Facusse, the country's largest landowner and a key player in the coup. The camera follows three farmers over four years as they build their new communities on occupied land, in the face of the regime's violent response, while waiting for the elections The Resistance hopes will restore the national democratic project.
- Who directed Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley?
- Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley was directed by Jesse Freeston.
- How long is Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley?
- Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley?
- Resistencia: The Fight for the Aguan Valley is a Documentary, Adventure, Drama film.