Movie Description

Las cenizas del volcán

(1999)

Overview

On January 1, 1994, a revolt led by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation broke out in Chiapas. A Spanish director documents the pain of the indigenous population. Six years later, he intends to go further and visit the refugees and the guerrillas. However, the siege of silence is protected by more than sixty thousand soldiers who prevent access to indigenous communities.