The Immortal

General Information

Original Title
El Immortal
Author/Creator
Rodriguez, Mercedes Moncada, director.
Language
Spanish.
Subtitles
English
Published
Nicaragua : Lesur, Aaron Fernandez ; Rodriguez, Mercedes Moncada ; Oria, Puy ; Armendariz, Montxo, 2005.
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (78 min.)
Digital ver. identifier
HU_OSA_00002707

Contents/Summary

Summary
In 1979, the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua ended the dictatorship of the Somoza family. Fearing a second Cuba, the Reagan Administration financed and armed the counterrevolutionaries. What followed was a long and bloody civil war that left many Nicaraguans with deep scars. When Contras and Sandinistas clashed on 3 April 1983 around the village of Waslala, the Rivera family - mother Julia, daughters Maria and Reina, son Emilio and twins José and Juan - was literally caught in the crossfire. Maria saw her husband tortured to death and Emilio (13) and José (12) kidnapped and recruited by the Contras. 15-year-old Reina went along to watch over them, unaware of the fact that the Contras "went through women like towels." Twin brother Juan remained behind and later, as a conscript on the Sandinista side, fought against his own brother. Twenty years later, the tension is still palpable. The vivid memories of the war and the feelings of hatred and shame make it hard to pick up the pieces. Meanwhile an empty truck called "El Immortal" travels through the village. Director Moncada Rodríguez uses this truck as the leitmotif and shows a country where the war still haunts the villages and jungle.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
The Immortal
Note
Duration: 01:18:00
Access
Restricted access
Copyright Status
Copyright by The Film Sales Company

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Call Number Status Shelving Location Public Note
Digital filmOSA Film LibraryFL Record 1025
(HU_OSA_00002707.mp4)
AvailableAccess Copy, MP4 format