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The Devil's Dream (1992)
Directed by Mary Ellen Davis
Documentary · 1h 10m
The folkloric Dance of the 24 Devils sheds new light on the reality of Guatemala. The Devils reveal a strong antagonism, both contemporary and mythological: they've declared war on humanity and have set out "to capture all souls", while Death heralds the end of mankind! Combining lyricism, realism and irony, The Devil's Dream explores the soul of this paradoxical country. We discover not only the beauty of the landscape, the people and their creative imagination, but also the wretched conditions of life, the spectre of violence, and a pervasive sense of the absurd. Guatemala is a society split between native and non-native, rich and poor, civil and military. Native people pick cotton for two dollars a day, their children work for half that amount. Those who dare to protest risk their lives. In this documentary, the people tell the story in their own words.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Mary Ellen Davis
- Editor
- Denise Beaudoin, Fernand Bélanger, Mary Ellen Davis
- Producer
- Adam Symansky, Carmen Garcia, Dennis R. Murphy, Mary Ellen Davis, Colin Neale
Details
- Original title
- Las quimeras del diablo
- Release date
- 1992-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Original language
- ES
- Spoken languages
- Spanish