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Las cruces

Name: Las cruces
Director: Carlos Vásquez Méndez, Teresa Arredondo
Released: 2018
Duration: 80 min

Representation Score

5.6/10

Fair

2018

Director

Carlos Vásquez Méndez, Teresa Arredondo

Runtime

80 minutes

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Las Cruces is an investigative documentary that prioritizes the truth of the oppressed over institutional stability. It excels in disrupting official historical narratives by exposing systemic violence and corporate involvement in political murders. The film centers the lived experiences of underrepresented labor-class identities and challenges the morality of established power structures. However, it lacks representation in contemporary identity categories such as LGBTQ+ themes or neurodivergent perspectives.

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Category Breakdown

Does Las cruces have LGBTQ+ representation?

Fair

The film focuses on political violence and corporate complicity. There are no visible LGBTQ+ characters or themes related to non-straight relationships.

How does Las cruces portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a labor-class struggle and does not challenge traditional gender roles. Female voices are present but specific character breakdowns are not provided.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Las cruces?

Good

By highlighting the victimization of local workers, the film emphasizes non-Anglo-Saxon identities. It prioritizes the experiences of a underrepresented group in a Latin American context.

How does Las cruces represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film challenges Western institutional narratives by criticizing state and corporate corruption. It uncovers a pact of silence around extrajudicial killings, disrupting official histories.

Does Las cruces include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of physical or neurodivergent disabilities being portrayed in this work.

Present on Screen

Challenges official state narratives by exposing institutional corruption and silence.
Centers the lived experiences of underrepresented Chilean labor-class identities.
Provides a critical look at the intersection of corporate power and political violence.

Limited or Absent

Lacks visible representation of LGBTQ+ identities or themes.
Provides no evidence of disability or neurodivergent representation.
Does not explicitly address the subversion of gender hierarchies.

Official Synopsis

In September 1973, 19 paper mill workers were imprisoned and taken to the Laja police station. Six years later, their bodies were found in Yumbel’s cemetery. After almost 40 years, one of the policemen involved broke the pact of silence they had made the night of the killing, revealing the participation of the Paper Manufacturing Company (CMPC) in the murder. Today, the case is still open and awaiting sentence.

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