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Unclassified 18+
Admission restricted 18+
Manel Mayol, 87 mins, Chile/Spain, 2005

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Apaga y vamonos
Mayol's powerful documentary looks at the desperate struggle facing indigenous Pehuenche communities living in the resource-rich valleys along the upper Bíobío river in southern Chile.

Having successfully defended their lands from Inca and Spanish invaders for centuries, a new threat emerged in 1997 in the shape of Spanish-owned hydroelectric company Endesa - condemned by the United Nations for their human rights violations.

Dates   Sun 25 Feb 2007, 5pm
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