Word: izquierda
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Cero a la Izquierda, a collective of Salvadoran filmmakers, produced these documentaries about the war and its effects on life in the FMLA-controlled Morazan region in northeastern El Salvador. The first, Morazan, depicts the running of a makeshift outdoor guerilla munitions camp. It opens with a group of teenagers solemnly passing out rifles and pistols, which they then use in mock-combat drills. The fact that the FMLA would allow the filming of a place where their guns and bombs are produced plainly indicates the political orientation of the filmmakers. But this in no way detracts from the value...
Lucio Lleras, one of the filmmakers, pointed out in a recent interview that the war has forced every citizen, "not just filmakers but writers, photographers, singers, who were not involved, to take positions." Cero al Izquierda's position earned it the trust of FMLA leaders, whose "liberated zone" of Morazan remains in constant danger of attack from the government. This danger, and the tenuous position of the guerillas even in their own stronghold, is woven throughout the second, feature-length film. Decision To Win--The First Fruits...