(2025, Argentina, USA, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Denmark, 119')
The documentary reconstructs the murder of Javier Chocobar, leader of the Diaguita indigenous community, killed in 2009 in Tucumán province by white men seeking to seize indigenous lands for mining. Through footage of the crime, testimonies, and the trial, the film reveals a wound rooted in colonial history that still bleeds today.
Shot across Latin America, Nuestra Tierra weaves memory and contemporary struggles, exposing a system that perpetuates ancient injustices in new forms.
Lucrecia Martel (Salta, Argentina, 1966) is one of the most influential voices in Latin American cinema. She debuted with La ciénaga (2001) in competition at Berlin, followed by The Holy Girl (2004) and The Headless Woman (2008), both in competition at Cannes. In 2017, she presented Zama Out of Competition in Venice, receiving critical acclaim.
She has also directed shorts like Muta (2012) and Camarera de piso (2022), and served on the Venice jury in 2008, returning as Jury President in 2019.
Nuestra Tierra is her first documentary, the result of years of work.
