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The Shining Trench of Chairman Gonzalo

The Shining Trench of Chairman Gonzalo

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DocumentaryDrama

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A recreation of one day at the Canto Grande prison in Peru, following women guerrillas from the Maoist Shining Path movement in their morning marches to their bedtime chants. Kept isolated in their own cellblocks, the guerrillas refused to acknowledge that were imprisoned. Their cellblocks were another front in the People's War-- "shining trenches of combat". This film shows the intense indoctrination and belief system of the brutal Latin American insurgency.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

60 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

08 December 2007

Country

Cast

Magali Arreola

Magali Arreola

Yazmín Chávez

Yazmín Chávez

Isela Cruz

Isela Cruz

Denisse del Río

Denisse del Río

Sophina James

Sophina James

Amanda Louis

Amanda Louis

Gabriela Mayorga

Gabriela Mayorga

Rebeca Mayorga

Rebeca Mayorga

Isabela Montes

Isabela Montes

Lisandra Tena

Lisandra Tena

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