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The Southern Cross (1992)
Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Documentary · 1h 20m
Taking as a guiding theme of religion in Latin America, the film shows the pre-Columbian myths, the arrival of the white man, later syncretism and liberation theology. The main theme is the "popular religion". In Latin America this forms a kind of religious sacred territory where millions of Indians seeking refuge. This is repeated in Brazil, where African religions are another impenetrable territory, which also functions as a stronghold, a refuge.
Cast
Martin LaSalle
Crew
- Director
- Patricio Guzmán
Details
- Original title
- La cruz del sur
- Release date
- 1992-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish
- Countries
- Venezuela, Spain