Chris Knight: The sense of an epic tale is heightened by stunning cinematography of the dry, dusty landscape
North-American filmgoers are accustomed to movies that portray the drug trade to the south as a domestic concern, to be battled by some , aided and abetted by others . Few films portray cartel members as anything other than faceless villains, or dig deep into the history of the trade.
The story opens in the late 1960s, and the marriage between Zaida and Rapayet . Both are members of the Wayúu, a proud indigenous group, native to what is now northern Colombia and Venezuela. Co-directors Carmina Martinez and José Acosta skip through the years that follow, with chapters set in 1971, 1979 and into the 1980s. In each segment the drug shipments are heavier, the payments bigger, and the threat of violence more pronounced. We also note, almost in passing, how the cars become more numerous and expensive, the dealers’ houses more elegantly furnished.
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