MEXICO - COUNTRY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

THE EMBARGO
LA REQUISA



Martín Boege

Country of production: Mexico
Year: 2003
Language: Spanish
Mins: 35

Producer: Martín Boege
Script: Juan Pablo Villaseñor
Cinematography: Alberto Anaya
Editing: Martín Boege, Emilio Portes
Sound: Matías Barberis, Marco Antonio Hernández
Music: Erando González

Source: Centro De Capacitation Cinematografica
Calaz. Tlalplan 1670, Col.County Club
04420 Mexico D.F. Mexico
Tel: 52.55 1253 9490
Fax: 52.55 1253 9492
e-mail: festival@ccc.cnart.mx
www.ccc.cnart.mx


This documentary tells the story of the Vera Cruz harbor labor union, of the mafias and the corruption of the past. The union members recall how, in the good old days, one could stroll down the docks and steal whatever he wanted. In these times, being a union member was one of life’s greatest privileges. All this was lost in 1991 when the federal government embargoed their installations and offered them to a private company. The union became homeless. Some members committed suicide; others continue to protest at the main plaza of the city of Vera Cruz. They want their empire back. Some sit and hope, others reminisce, but history has been written and now for many it is just a matter of waiting to win the battle or to die.

Martín Boege was born in México in 1977. He specialized in cinematography at the Centro de Capacitacion Cinematografica. Since 2000 he has worked as a cinematographer and director of documentaries, short and feature films.

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