Although not identified, this movie takes place during the Dirty War, 1976-1983, the period of United States-backed state terrorism in Argentina as a part of Operation Condor. During this operation military and security forces and right-wing death squads in the form of the Argentine Anticommunist Alliance hunted down any political dissidents and anyone believed to be associated with socialism, left-wing Peronism or the Montoneros movement.
Between 9,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared, of whom many were impossible to formally report due to the nature of state terrorism. Operation Condor targeted included students, militants, trade unionists, writers, journalists, artists and any citizens suspected to be left-wing activists, including Peronist guerrillas. The disappeared included those thought to be politically or ideologically a threat to the junta even vaguely, or speaking contrary to the neoliberal economic policies (Current Capitalist-Globalization Initiative).
Movie resonates with current political climate in USA with armed "volunteers" roaming the Tex-Mex border and Proud Boys grooming to be death-squads. The use of the word socialism in the Neo-Trump narrative is a echo of the groupspeak in Argentina at the time. Free on Tubi at the moment winter 2021. terry whiting "
Between 9,000 and 30,000 people were killed or disappeared, of whom many were impossible to formally report due to the nature of state terrorism. Operation Condor targeted included students, militants, trade unionists, writers, journalists, artists and any citizens suspected to be left-wing activists, including Peronist guerrillas. The disappeared included those thought to be politically or ideologically a threat to the junta even vaguely, or speaking contrary to the neoliberal economic policies (Current Capitalist-Globalization Initiative).
Movie resonates with current political climate in USA with armed "volunteers" roaming the Tex-Mex border and Proud Boys grooming to be death-squads. The use of the word socialism in the Neo-Trump narrative is a echo of the groupspeak in Argentina at the time. Free on Tubi at the moment winter 2021. terry whiting "