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The Hour of the Furnaces (1968) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1968 · 260 mins · Spanish
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- Directed by
- Octavio Getino
- Starring
- Fidel Castro, Fernando E. Solanas, Che Guevara, Juan Domingo Perón, Edgardo Suárez, María de la Paz
Three-part documentary on Latin America’s liberation struggle, using Argentina as a case of imperialist exploitation. Part I analyzes Argentina’s history, geography and economy under neo‑colonialism. Part II looks at Juan Perón’s 1945‑55 rule and the Peronist movement after his fall. Part III examines violence’s role in liberation and calls for action.
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