Machetero (2008)

Name: Machetero
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2008-06-03
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.8

2008 • 1h 38m • Drama, Crime

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Drama Crime

Jun 3, 2008•Puerto Rico, USA•1h 38m

Director: vagabond Beaumont

LanguageEnglish

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Synopsis

This controversial and experimental film challenges conventional understandings of terrorism in the wake of 9/11. *Machetero* tells the allegorical story of French journalist Jean Dumont's interview with Pedro Taino, a man labeled a "Puerto Rican Terrorist" in a New York prison. Pedro sees himself as a *Machetero*, fighting for Puerto Rico's liberation from U.S. colonialism – freedom for his country, its people, and himself. Jean questions Pedro about his use of violence to achieve this freedom, contrasting it with examples of peaceful resistance. But Jean discovers Pedro is deeply knowledgeable about global liberation movements, and their debate over violence escalates. As they talk, a parallel story emerges: a young man growing up in the streets, forced to make difficult choices to survive.

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