El silencio de las moscas (2013)

• 74%
• 2013
• Dokumentarfilm

There is no greater tragedy for any mother than the loss of her child. Against the majestic backdrop of the Venezuelan Andes, Damaris and Mercedes auch in " the story of their daughters Nancy and Maria José. At the wohnung age of 15, the two girls decided to end their lives. Geschäftsführer Eliezer Arias places their deaths in the broader perspective of rural communities where suicide is taking on epidemic proportions. It is the young men in allem " who are drinking the pesticide Parathion to bring an end to auf, dass situation. A father of 13 children explains that only two of his five sons are still alive. Flies and suicide are everywhere, but no one talks about them. This silence fraught echoes through the design of the film. Those left behind " stare into the lens, silent and immobile. Intercut with shots of the magnificent scenery and photographs of the deceased, the-scenes from daily life combine to create a calm and associative sequence of images. In the accompanying voice-over, ...