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Una casa sola se vence- : An empty house falls /

At the end of February, 1997, paramilitary troops ordered Afro-Colombian families of Choco to leave their farms. After walking a few weeks in the jungle, the people found refuge in the sports stadium of Turbo. Survivors tell the story of how and why they were forced off their lands.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Fundación Cine Documental, Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Rodríguez, Marta, Restrepo Castañeda, Fernando
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: New York : Third World Newsreel, 2004.
Subjects:
Refugees > Colombia > Chocó.
Blacks > Crimes against > Colombia > Chocó.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
Motion pictures, Columbian.
Feature films > Colombia.
Foreign language films > Spanish.
Documentary films directed by women.
Motion pictures, Spanish language.
Description
Summary:At the end of February, 1997, paramilitary troops ordered Afro-Colombian families of Choco to leave their farms. After walking a few weeks in the jungle, the people found refuge in the sports stadium of Turbo. Survivors tell the story of how and why they were forced off their lands.
Item Description:Title taken from DVD container.
Title from container.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R, NTSC.
Production Credits:Photography, Fernando Restrepo, Javier Quintero ; editing, Fernando Restrepo ; music, Colombia Negra.