Project Detail

Bojayá: Caught in the Crossfire

Synopsis

In 2002 in Bojayá, Colombia 79 people died when The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched a homemade mortar onto a church where many were hiding from crossfire between the left-wing FARC and right-wing paramilitaries. Leyner Palacios survived, but 28 of his family members did not. The Bojayá massacre was one of the worst atrocities in Colombia’s 50 year-long conflict.
When peace between the government and the FARC was signed in 2016, after decades of conflict, Leyner made it his mission to ensure the peace deal was implemented to his people’s benefit, receiving a Nobel Peace Prize in the process. Capturing one victim’s incredible struggle for justice, this film follows the process of identifying the dead of Bojayá during the faltering implementation of the controversial peace accords.
Official Selection Hot Docs 2019 - World Showcase - World premiere

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 80 min
Format: HD
Director: Oisín Kearney
Producer: Trevor Birney, Brendan Byrne
Editor: Juangus Dinsmore
Director of Photography: Oisín Kearney
Composer: Rhodri Karim

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Ireland, UK co-production

A Fine Point Films (UK) production with support of Screen Ireland (IE), Northern Ireland Screen (UK), Kew Media (UK)

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Sales Company

Kew Media Group

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