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El poder de la palabra (The Power of Speech)

Regal Metropolitan 14
Austin, TX

US Premiere

El poder de la palabra
The Power of Speech
Francisco HervÃÂ©
Chile, Documentary, 2009
75 min, Mini DV, Color
Spanish with English subtitles

Hardy, along with many other Chileans, makes a living selling knickknacks on the buses of Santiago. But in 2005 the government announces that Chile "will soon become a world class country and we will have a modern and elegant public transportation system," meaning they will no longer tolerate commerce on buses. As a result, Hardy brings together two thousand colleagues in a struggle to survive modernity. Without attempting to impose a master narrative, the film presents glimpses into the mobilization of proponents of informal economy in the face of government attempts to sell its Ã¢modernÃ¢ policy. El poder de la palabra won a Special Jury Prize at the Festival Internacional de Documentales de Santiago in 2009.

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Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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