Las cruces

Las cruces

80 mins | Documentary | Feb. 2, 2020

In September 1973, 19 paper mill workers were imprisoned and taken to the Laja police station. Six years later, their bodies were found in Yumbel’s cemetery. After almost 40 years, one of the policemen involved broke the pact of silence they had made the night of the killing, revealing the participation of the Paper Manufacturing Company (CMPC) in the murder. Today, the case is still open and awaiting sentence.

Las cruces

80 mins | Documentary | Feb. 2, 2020

Las cruces
In September 1973, 19 paper mill workers were imprisoned and taken to the Laja police station. Six years later, their bodies were found in Yumbel’s cemetery. After almost 40 years, one of the policemen involved broke the pact of silence they had made the night of the killing, revealing the participation of the Paper Manufacturing Company (CMPC) in the murder. Today, the case is still open and awaiting sentence.
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Original title Las cruces
Directors Alejandra Bitran, Teresa Arredondo, Carlos Vásquez Méndez
Writers Teresa Arredondo, Carlos Vásquez Méndez

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