Colombia’s New Attempt at Reaching Peace
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New York Times article (Nov. 26, 2003) by Juan Forero tells about 800 fighters from a right-wing paramilitary group in Colombia laying down their weapons in a disarmament ceremony. The government says this could bring the country closer to ending its 39-year-long war.
Our new release,
WELCOME TO COLOMBIA, follows filmmaker Catallina Villar as she travels through current-day Colombia: from Cauca to the Pacific Coast, from Caguan to Bogota. Through queries and conversations, she attempts to sort out the extreme complexity of her country's tumultuous situation.