The Hour of the Furnaces

Name: The Hour of the Furnaces
Director: Fernando Solanas
Released: 1968

Fernando Solanas

imperialism Latin American liberation neocolonialism Argentine history political revolution

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Synopsis

An impassioned three-part documentary of the liberation struggle waged throughout Latin America, using Argentina as a historical example of the imperialist exploitation of the continent. Part I: Neo-Colonialism and Violence is a historical, geographic, and economic analysis of Argentina. Part II: An Act For Liberation examines the ten-year reign of Juan Perón (1945-55) and the activities of the Pe