Las manos en la tierra

Las manos en la tierra

52 mins | Documentary | Sept. 28, 2010

A group of archaeologists from the University of the Republic enters, for the first time in Uruguayan history, into a barracks to dig for the remains of persons imprisoned-disappeared during the military dictatorship. Only one year earlier, not even the boldest observer would have dared predict such a possibility. After one hundred days of digging, the earth reveals its secret: the first remains appear. The documentary reconstructs the process that cuts the country’s history in two: before and after.

Las manos en la tierra

52 mins | Documentary | Sept. 28, 2010

Las manos en la tierra
A group of archaeologists from the University of the Republic enters, for the first time in Uruguayan history, into a barracks to dig for the remains of persons imprisoned-disappeared during the military dictatorship. Only one year earlier, not even the boldest observer would have dared predict such a possibility. After one hundred days of digging, the earth reveals its secret: the first remains appear. The documentary reconstructs the process that cuts the country’s history in two: before and after.
Producers Aceituna Films
Original title Las manos en la tierra
Directors Virginia Martínez
Writers Virginia Martínez, Gonzalo Arijón

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