¡ Viva México !
Nicolas Défossé
2009 - 120 min - DV Cam & Mini DV - Couleur - Mexique

City of Los Angeles, USA. In the heart of the city, undocumented Mexican immigrants are hunted by the police and struggle to earn a living without losing their identity. On the other side of the border, in the mountains of south-eastern Mexico, dawn arrives, hidden in mist.
It is January 1st, 2006; thousands of indigenous Zapatistas prepare to say farewell to their spokesman Subcomandante Marcos. His mission: to travel across the country for the next six months to learn from the resistance of Mexican men and women who fight for a better Mexico.
A journey that’s meant to reach the other side of the country begins... A journey that dares to “start building the image of the people we really are. "This challenge is not made without risk.
What starts as an isolated murmur grows to become the clamour of hundreds of thousands: Viva Mexico! How will those in power respond?

http://www.vivamexicofilm.com


Distribution


Distributor : Terra Nostra Films
Disponible au Club du doc

Distinctions

2010 - LAFF (Latino Film Festival), Bruxelles (Belgique) : Prix "Salvador Allende"
2010 - Rencontres avec le Cinéma d’Amérique Latine, Bordeaux (France) : Audience Award for Best Independent Documentary
2010 - LALIFF (Latino International Film Institute), Los Angeles (États-Unis) : Sélection officielle
2010 - Festival Internacional de Cine de los Derechos Humanos, Sucre (Bolivie) : Prix du Public
2010 - Rencontres du Cinéma latino-américain, Bordeaux (France) : Prix du Public
2009 - Festival de la Memoria, Tepoztlan (Mexique) : Prix du Public