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The Traitors (1973)
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Original name: Los Traidores
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Raymundo Gleyzer s only fictional film, THE TRAITORS is a compelling political thriller about a trade unionist corrupted by his rise to power. Skillfully weaving documentary and fictional sequences, THE TRAITORS covers the Peronistas movement Argentina in most explosive political era. Gleyzer founded Cine de la Base, a group dedicated to bringing revolutionary films to the people. In 1976, he was abducted and thrown into a concentration camp by Argentina s military dictatorship, then tortured and murdered. THE TRAITORS reveals his commitment to using film to prompt social change.
Style:
serious, bleak, period piece, historical drama, political thriller, intense, political drama
Plot:
labor movement, corruption, betrayal, class struggle, rise and fall, bureaucracy, activism, social realism, character study, working class, worker, urban, political satire, corrupt politician, traitor
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
argentina
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