Strand Releasing To Open Lucrecia Martel’s Award-Winning Documentary ‘Our Land’ In The U.S. On May 1
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EXCLUSIVE: Lucrecia Martel’s award-winning film Our Land (Nuestra Tierra) will be coming to U.S. theaters on May 1, Strand Releasing announced today. The feature documentary is set to open initially at Film Forum in New York City, kicking off a limited national rollout. Our Land premiered under the English language title Landmarks at the Venice […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Lucrecia Martel ’s award-winning film Our Land ( Nuestra Tierra ) will be coming to U.S. theaters on May 1, Strand Releasing announced today. The feature documentary is set to open initially at Film Forum in New York City, kicking off a limited national rollout. Our Land premiered under the English language title Landmarks at the Venice Film Festival last year. It went on to win the top award at the BFI London Film Festival , as well as an award in international competition at Locarno, and a special award from the National Society of Film Critics. “Martel’s probing documentary Our Land unravels the story of Javier Chocobar, a member of the indigenous Chuchagasta community in northwest Argentina’s Tucumán Province who in 2009, tried to defend himself and his people from being forcibly evicted from their land by a local landowner and two former police officers,” notes a release. “As a result, the 68-year-old Chocobar was shot and killed, and two other community members were wounded.” Watch on Deadline Related Stories News London Film Festival: Lucrecia Martel's 'Landmarks' Wins Best Film -- Full Winners List
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