The Guardian of Memory (2019)
Overview
According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mexico became one of the deadliest conflict zones in the world in 2017, second only to Syria. In 2008, the Mexican government sent the army to Chihuahua on the Mexico-Texas border to fight drug traffickers. What seemed like an attempt to control the cartels turned into state-sponsored disappearances and the murder of journalists, human rights activists and civilians. The survivors and those threatened by the conflict pushed at the unwelcoming border of the United States, hoping for asylum. With stunning visual poetry, director Marcela Arteaga weaves together a record of their memories told over the backdrop of the once-vibrant landscape of the Juarez Valley. She also highlights the extraordinary work of Carlos Spector, an immigration lawyer born in El Paso, Texas, who fights to obtain political asylum for those Mexicans fleeing violence.
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| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.053 |
Directed By
Marcela Arteaga
Crew
Axel Pedraza
Marcela Arteaga
Lisa Tillinger
Pravda Arredondo
Paula Caso
Fabián Hofman
Javier Campos
Pablo Taméz Sierra
Liliana Villaseñor
Carlos Taibo
Iván Krassoievitch
Lena Esquenazi
Luis Galindo
Fabián Hofman
María Secco
Paula Astorga
Marco Nevárez
Rodrigo Merolla
André Krassoievitch
Pablo Fernández
Miguel Ángel Molina
Marcela Arteaga