Boquerón - Theater #6
AMC River East 21
322 E Illinois St, Chicago, IL, US
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Description
Boquerón – Genre: Historical Drama
Bolivia/2015/120 min.
Directed by Tonchy Antezana
Spanish w/ English Subtitles
Tonchy Antezana’s latest feature sheds light on a, for many, unknown chapter of Latin American history: the battle fought between September 7 and 29, 1932 between the Bolivian and Paraguayan armies in and around the stronghold of Boquerón that led to a full-scale border war between both countries. Told from the perspective of four young Bolivian soldiers from different walks of life, Antezana recreates the conditions endured by the 619 Bolivian soldiers who fought and resisted an army of 12,000 Paraguayan soldiers, including hunger, thirst, and lack of medicine.
El director boliviano Tonchy Antezana arroja luz sobre un capítulo desconocido de la historia latinoamericana: la batalla entre el 7 y el 29 de septiembre de 1932 entre los ejércitos boliviano y paraguayo en y alrededor de la fortaleza de Boquerón que condujo a una guerra fronteriza entre ambos países. Contada desde la perspectiva de cuatro jóvenes bolivianos de diferentes clases sociales, Antezana recrea las condiciones de los 619 soldados bolivianos que lucharon y resistieron a un ejército de 12,000 soldados paraguayos a pesar del hambre, la sed y la falta de medicinas.
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2017-05-04T19:30:00-05:00
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