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Our Land (2026)
In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the community with courtroom footage to explore the long history of colonialism and land dispossession that led to this crime.
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In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the community with courtroom footage to explore the long history of colonialism and land dispossession that led to this crime.
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Genre:Documentary
Written By:Lucrecia Martel, María Alché, Gabriela Uassouf
In Theaters:5/1/2026
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Runtime:119 minutes
Studio:Rei Pictures, Louverture Films, Piano, Pio & Co, Lemming Film, Snowglobe, Doc Society, LEAF Entertainment, Primo Content, The Match Factory, Cine Argentino
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