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The film will be in national cinemas this February It had its world premiere in Havana, at the rd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema. BRENDA MOLINAfebruary , (: a.m.) A still from the film 'The Old Soldiers', by Jorge Sanjinés./ UKAMAU GROUP FOUNDATION A still from the film 'The Old Soldiers', by Jorge Sanjinés./ UKAMAU GROUP FOUNDATION TAGS: SOLDIERS CHACO SANJINES WAR 'The old soldiers': Jorge Sanjinés portrays disagreements experienced in the Chaco War The latest production by Bolivian filmmaker Jorge Sanjinés (La Paz, ) portrays a scenario of disagreements between Bolivian and Paraguayan soldiers, in the midst of “a war that should not have been” and marked class differences. The film 'The Old Soldiers' will be released in national cinemas this February The passage of Bolivian history that Sanjinés chose for his latest film production is the Chaco War ( – ), highlighting - as ispersist to this day. The director of film photography, César Pérez, highlights the deep character reflected in the stories captured in this film, which had its world premiere at the rd International Festival of New Latin American Cinema in Havana, Cuba, in December , and was awarded at the last XIII Santa Cruz FENAVID International Film Festival, where the film received the Audience Award for best film.
We know today that that war was unjust, because it was for the interests of two transnational companies, the North American oil company Standard Oil that operated in Bolivia and the Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell that promoted its interests in 'black gold' from the Paraguayan side. The claim was our territory where the oil fields were. That was the underlying reason, the 'no reason', in any case," Pérez contextualizes. In the film, the lack of preparation Cell Phone Number List with which many Bolivian soldiers were sent to the battle line is evident. In addition to inadequate clothing and inadaptability to the extreme climates that are still severe in the Chaco area today; all this without mentioning that several combatants did not even speak Spanish. “Sebastián, one of the main characters, is of Aymara origin, he hardly knows Spanish and they recruit him by raiding his community at the time when he was getting married. He was with his girlfriend, the army comes and captures him. On the other hand, Guillermo, another central character, belonged to the upper class, but was a soldier. A 'little soldier'.
These two differences point out the disagreements that existed in the country to address a problem of this nature. That is the central point of the story, and the difference with the other (stories) that do not deal with that. In that aspect, very delicate aspects are touched upon within the Bolivian area, and they are issues that indicate that the country was not integrated for reasons of social interests that we have to this day,” he highlights. Pérez recounts some of the 'very cruel moments' that are reflected in the film, as a way of reliving national history 'almost first-hand'. “A soldier who shoots himself by chance, because he had never used weapons before. He shoots himself and wounds himself in the leg. They accuse him of sabotage and execute him. Since he didn't speak Spanish he says 'no, the fire has gone out'. That's what he wanted to tell him, but they didn't listen to him and they sent him to the wall. There are very critical and painful moments in the film,” he says.
We know today that that war was unjust, because it was for the interests of two transnational companies, the North American oil company Standard Oil that operated in Bolivia and the Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell that promoted its interests in 'black gold' from the Paraguayan side. The claim was our territory where the oil fields were. That was the underlying reason, the 'no reason', in any case," Pérez contextualizes. In the film, the lack of preparation Cell Phone Number List with which many Bolivian soldiers were sent to the battle line is evident. In addition to inadequate clothing and inadaptability to the extreme climates that are still severe in the Chaco area today; all this without mentioning that several combatants did not even speak Spanish. “Sebastián, one of the main characters, is of Aymara origin, he hardly knows Spanish and they recruit him by raiding his community at the time when he was getting married. He was with his girlfriend, the army comes and captures him. On the other hand, Guillermo, another central character, belonged to the upper class, but was a soldier. A 'little soldier'.
These two differences point out the disagreements that existed in the country to address a problem of this nature. That is the central point of the story, and the difference with the other (stories) that do not deal with that. In that aspect, very delicate aspects are touched upon within the Bolivian area, and they are issues that indicate that the country was not integrated for reasons of social interests that we have to this day,” he highlights. Pérez recounts some of the 'very cruel moments' that are reflected in the film, as a way of reliving national history 'almost first-hand'. “A soldier who shoots himself by chance, because he had never used weapons before. He shoots himself and wounds himself in the leg. They accuse him of sabotage and execute him. Since he didn't speak Spanish he says 'no, the fire has gone out'. That's what he wanted to tell him, but they didn't listen to him and they sent him to the wall. There are very critical and painful moments in the film,” he says.