Bolivia
Blood of the Condor (Bolivia), 1969.
A dramatization of an actual incident which involved charges of sterilization of Quechuan Indian women without their consent as part of a birth control program administered by the United States Peace Corps.
Che! (United States), 1969.
Biography of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, who helped Fidel Castro in his struggle against the corrupt Batista regime, eventually resulting in the overthrow of that government and Castro’s taking over of Cuba. The film covers Guevara’s life from when he first landed in Cuba in 1956 to his death in an ambush by government troops in the mountains of Bolivia in 1967.
Cocalero (United States), 2006.
An Aymara Indian coca leaf grower named Evo Morales travels through the Andes and Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic bid to become Bolivia’s first indigenous president. The filmmakers capture the intimate moments and Morales’ rise to power.
El coraje del pueblo — Courage of the people (Bolivia), 1971.
A dramatic reenactment of the historic 1967 massacre of “The Night of San Juan” when the Bolivian army launched a surprise nighttime attack upon striking tin miners and their families.
Cuestión de fe — Question of Faith (Bolivia), 1995.
Two Bolivian saint makers are ordered by a gangster to construct a life-size Virgin and deliver it to a small village in the jungle. Accompanied by their friend, a notorious gambler, they proceed to have misadventures which test their respective faiths in God and gambling.
Ernesto “Che” Guevara: le journal de Bolivie — The Bolivian Diary (France), 1994.
Documentary based on Guevera’s diary of his futile 11-month attempt to spark a revolution in Bolivia in 1967.
Hasta la victoria siempre — Forward To Victory (Cuba, 1967).
This film celebrates the life and revolutionary commitment of Che Guevara. The film was completed in less than 48 hours for a public memorial after Guevara was killed fighting for socialist revolution in Bolivia in 1967. Features evocative images of the Bolivian peasants he died fighting for and the Bolivian army and U.S. corporations he fought against as well as footage of Guevara’s speeches at the UN in December 1964 and at the Non-Aligned Conference of 1965.
Hell To Pay (United States), 1988.
An analysis of the international debt situation through the eyes of the women of Bolivia.
Our Brand Is Crisis (United States), 2005.
Follows James Carville, Jeremy Rosner and a team of political consultants as they launch a media-savvy campaign for Bolivian presidential candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada. With unprecedented access to think sessions, media training and the making of smear campaigns, witness a shocking example of America ‘spreading democracy’ overseas and its earth-shattering aftermath.
También la lluvia — Even the Rain (Spain), 2010.
Film director Sebastián and his executive producer Costa travel to Bolivia in 2000 to make a movie about the conquest of Christopher Columbus. The escalating Cochabamba water protests complicate filming especially as the main native actor becomes increasingly involved in leading the protests.