Rostros humanos tras los bosques de niebla : Human faces behind the rain forest /

Documents the dramatic events surrounding the harvest of the opium poppy crop in the Colombian rain forest, through the experiences of the peasants and other indigenous peoples involved in the harvest. The film shows how specific social and economic conditions forced many of Colombia's indigeno...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Plan Nacional de Desarollo Alternativo PLANTE, First Run/Icarus Films
Other Authors:	Palou, Juan Carlos, Ospina, Arturo, Combariza, Rita, Samper, Mady
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Spanish
Language Notes:	In Spanish, with English subtitles.
Published:	Brooklyn, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 2001.
Subjects:	Opium poppy growers > Colombia. Indians of South America > Colombia. Indigenous peoples > Colombia. Heroin industry > Colombia. Yanaconas > Colombia. Paez Indians > Colombia. Rain forest ecology > Colombia.

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Summary:	Documents the dramatic events surrounding the harvest of the opium poppy crop in the Colombian rain forest, through the experiences of the peasants and other indigenous peoples involved in the harvest. The film shows how specific social and economic conditions forced many of Colombia's indigenous communities into the poppy trade. Members of the communities describe the social collapse that has occurred as a result of harvesting the crop, from rampant alcoholism to chronic violence.
Item Description:	Full screen presentation. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editor, Mady Samper ; camera, Ivan Ponce.