Film

The White Guard

2023 · 1h 49m · Documentary

Five years after Soleils noirs, Julien Elie returns with a rigorously researched work, asserting itself as a genuine cinematic piece. This time, he turns the spotlight on the regime of terror and violence forged by transnational companies, in collaboration with the Mexican government and organized crime allowing them to appropriate land and exploit resources. With respect and careful attention to detail, the film uncovers the courage and dignity of resistance to this new kind of colonialism that is both destructive and murderous in nature and reigns with utter impunity. The camera hones in on the faces of those who have dared to speak out, and on their daily lives, which have been turned upside down. It magnifies a land of great beauty and richness marked by physical and psychological scars.

• Julien ElieProducer · Director
• Sylvain CorbeilProducer
• Audrey-Ann Dupuis-PierreProducer
• Nicolás CelisExecutive Producer
• Ernesto PardoDirector of Photography
• Mimi AllardOriginal Music Composer
• Xi FengEditor

Release date

September 30, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

12A

Genres

Documentary