The Word in the Woods (2011)

• 84%
• 2011
• Documentary
• History
• Jeffrey Gould
• Carlos Henríquez-Consalvi

During the early 1970s, hundreds of peasants in a remote region of El Salvador began to emulate the early Christians, working the land together and building communities based on solidarity. By the late 1970s, thousands of peasants in northern Morazan organized to resist National Guard repression which often involved torture and executions. In 1980s, the military engaged in scorched earth operations against their villages, inaugurating a 12-year civil war. The Word in the Woods tells their stories. At the end of the film the protagonists reflect upon their struggles in the light of current reality.