Voices of the Sierra Tarahumara Movie Review 2001

Undercover investigations reveal the plight of the indigenous Tarahumara people of northern Mexico. Oppressed by criminal drug lords and trapped in governmental corruption their traditional cultures are severely threatened. After the public assassination of a key Tarahumara leader and human rights advocate, the drug boss implicated in the murder receives a full pardon. This film provides a thought-provoking view on the failed War on Drugs.

Distribution

University of California Extension Ctr. for Media & Independent Learning, 2000 Center St., 4th Fl., Berkeley, CA 94704, Phone: (510)642-0460, Fax: (510)643-9271, Email: mediaservices@ucxonline.berkeley.edu

Available on VHS
Running time 51 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Mexico, Drugs, World Affairs