¡Las Sandinistas!

March. 12,2018

Rating：

7.8

Genre：

History Documentary

Keywords：

Revolution Nicaragua

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¡Las Sandinistas! uncovers the disappearing stories of women who shattered barriers to lead combat and social reform during Nicaragua’s 1979 Sandinista Revolution, and who continue to lead Nicaragua’s current struggle for democracy and equality.

Edén Pastora as Himself

Anastasio Somoza Debayle as Himself (archive footage)

Noam Chomsky as Himself (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan as Himself (archive footage)

Bernie Sanders as Self (archive footage)

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Reviews

ThiefHott

2018/03/12

Too much of everything

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Solemplex

2018/03/13

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Taraparain

2018/03/14

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

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Casey Duggan

2018/03/15

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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JustCuriosity

2018/03/16

Las Sandanistas was warmly received in its world premiere at Austin's SXSW Film Festival. It is a provocative film on an unexpected subject. It tells the untold stories of the women revolutionaries within the Nicaraguan Sandanista movement in the 1970s. They fought both the corrupt Somoza regime and the patriarchy from within their own movement. The theme is not new; it is not at all unusual for anti-racist and revolutionary movements to also be dominated by men and to function highly patriarchally. The women's stories are powerful - told mostly through interviews - and insightful. Sadly, it appears that Nicaragua - even under the Sandanistas - remains highly oppressive to women today, especially in the area of abortion rights. The film is fascinating and well-edited with a combination of modern and archival footage. Highly recommended for those interested in truly understanding the complexity of social change.

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