Father Rene Garcia walks through the outskirts of Bogota and discusses the poverty of both urban and rural Colombian working class. In the face of poverty, hunger, illness and premature death, can there still be hope?
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006451
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Rural conditions
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Colombia
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rural conditions
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Colombia - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Poverty - Children
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)