Monday, November 19, 2012

Granito: part two

Another thing that stuck out to me so much was the sense of togetherness that all of the people shared. It seemed as though they were "one for all" not at all like America were individualism is key. They stuck together and life wasn't a competition. They morned for the loss if everyone in the villaga and not just their own families.
They told the story of one young women who's father went missing when she was a young girl. She never understood what was happening until she turned about 11 years old. Her father was a man that was made to disappear. Year later, as researchers were going through police documents, they found papers that highlighted that her father was made to disappear and the police carried out the order. Her story was sad because she never really go to know him yet he was a big part of her history and the history of the country.
Some of the researchers received death threats because they were going through records and trying to identify remains but that never stopped them. One of the researchers was actually a kid in guatemala and him and his family fled the country. I feel for the people of Guatemala and I only hope that justice can be fully served to all of the people that participated in the killings and disappearances.
I highly recommend seeing this film.
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