WOMEN OF THE VENEZUELAN CHAOS
A film by Margarita Cadenas
2018, 83 minutes
2018, 83 minutes
No. 192
Documentary
Documentary
Description
Embodying strength and stoicism, five Venezuelan women from diverse backgrounds and generations each draw a portrait of their country as it suffers under the worst crisis in its history amid extreme food and medicine shortages, a broken justice system, and widespread fear.
The women - a nurse, community worker, unemployed mother, retired police commissioner and a waitress - share what life is really like for them and their families as the truth of the country’s difficulties are repeatedly denied by the government.
A powerful investigative documentary, Margarita Cadenas' Women of the Venezuelan Chaos presents a uniquely beautiful country and people, who remain resilient and resourceful despite the immense challenges they face.
Festivals
Official Selection, Human Rights Watch Film Festival
Official Selection, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
Official Selection, Hot Docs Film Festival
Official Selection, CPH: DOX
Reviews
"A must-see documentary. Powerful, heart-wrenching and vitally important." - Film Pulse
