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Lacking context , 27 October 2008
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El Violin
on DVD (2005)
Starring: Angel Tavira, Gerardo Taracena, Dagoberto Gama
Director: Francisco Vargas
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This film is very good on displaying the treatment of poor peasants at the hand of vicious military suppression. The black and white images are particularly powerful. Unfortunately, there is no proper background to the peasants' struggle against the Mexican government and this lack of context is a major downside to the proper appreciation of the issues. The resultant film is still impressive in portraying human suffering in a generalised way of looking at the effects military dictatorship has on the poor. But is this enough?
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