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A Massacre Foretold

Synopsis

What does it feel like to know that you are about to be killed? Nearly a decade ago, a terrified village in southern Mexico sought refuge in a small wooden church and awaited their inevitable fate. Several hours later, 45 of them were dead.

Until now the full story of the massacre at Acteal has never been told.

A Massacre Foretold is a powerful story of drama and intimacy, that takes us into a world of masked Mayan rebels, clandestine government death squads and an inspiring indigenous village.

Details

Year
2009
Type of film
Features
Running time
58 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Nick Higgins 1st Feature
Producer
Nick Higgins
Editor
Tadhg O' Sullivan
Screenwriter
Nick Higgins
Director of Photography
Carlos Valdes
Sound
Marcelo de Oliveira
Music
Daniel Padden

Genre

Scottish

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Lansdowne Productions

35 Lansdowne Crescent
Glasgow G20 6NH
UK Scotland

T +44 (0)141 334 2480

info@lansdowneproductions.co.uk

Sales Company

For the UK:

Lansdowne Productions
35 Lansdowne Crescent
G20 6NH Glasgow
UK

For Europe:

Deckert Distribution
Marienplatz 1
04103 Leipzig
Germany

T +49 (0) 341 215 66 38

info@deckert-distribution.com

For the United States:

First Run - Icarus Films
32 Court street, 21st floor
Brooklin
New York NY 11201
USA

T +001 718 488 8900

mailroom@frif.com

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