PRISONEROS DE LA TIERRA

Argentina | 1939 | DCP | 86 min. | Spanish with English subtitles
Director: Mario Soffici
Cast: Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, Elisa Galvé
In this searing work of social realism, a group of destitute men are forced into cruel and brutal indentured labor on a yerba maté plantation. Tensions erupt between the tyrannical foreman and one defiant worker who leads a rebellion against the system. Shooting on real jungle locations and boldly confronting national injustices, director Soffici (Rosaura a las 10) takes an unflinching approach, delivering one of Argentina’s most groundbreaking cinematic achievements.