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When the Mountains Tremble. When The Mountains Tremble is a 1983 documentary film produced by Skylight Pictures about the war between the Guatemalan Military and the Mayan Indigenous population of Guatemala. [2][3] Footage from this film was used as forensic evidence in the Guatemalan court for crimes against humanity, in the genocide case ...
When the Mountains Tremble is the story of how the Guatemalan people came to take up arms attempting to overthrow a brutal military dictatorship and regain their democracy. Maya K’iche’ leader Rigoberta Menchú was there; she tells the story. This enduring classic of war and social revolution, now commemorating its 40th year, made two ...
Released September 30th, 1983, 'When the Mountains Tremble' stars Rigoberta Menchú The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 23 min, and received a user score of 95 (out of 100) on TMDb, which ...
All three films of the Guatemalan trilogy have premiered at the Sundance Film Festival during the past 35 years. When the Mountains Tremble (1983) introduced indigenous rights leader Rigoberta Menchú as the storyteller in her role to expose repression during Guatemala’s brutal armed conflict. Winner of the Special Jury Award at Sundance, the ...
When The Mountains Tremble. This latest version of the 1983 classic on war and social revolution in Guatemala describes the struggle of the largely Indian peasantry against a legacy of state and foreign oppression, centered on the experiences of Nobel Peace Laureate Rigoberta Menchú, a Maya K'iche indigenous leader.
When the Mountains Tremble was updated and re-released in 1992 when Rigoberta Menchú won the Nobel Peace Prize. It was released theatrically in 40 U.S. cities and 30 foreign countries. It was broadcast on PBS and received awards at the Sundance Film Festival (Special Jury Award), the American Film Festival (Blue Ribbon Award), and the Havana Film Festival (Grand Coral Award, Best North American Documentary).
Sep 18, 2023 · Change. One great movie can change you. Possibly the greatest impact that When the Mountains Tremble made is in making sure that the historical memory of what happened in Guatemala during the time of the genocide and the resistance to that genocide is never forgotten. When rural Mayans and urban dwellers joined forces to exert their political ...
