The Revolution and the Land
{{Infobox film
| name = The Revolution and the Land
| image = The Revolution and the Land poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Gonzalo Benavente Secco
| writer = Gonzalo Benavente Secco
Grecia Barbieri
| producer = Carolina Denegri
| starring =
| cinematography = Elard Robles
| editing = Chino Pinto
| music = Santiago Pillado-Matheu
| studio = Animalita
Autocinema Films
Bebeto Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2019|10|10|Peru}}
| runtime = 110 minutes
| country = Peru
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
}}
The Revolution and the Land (Spanish: La revolución y la tierra) is a 2019 Peruvian documentary film directed by Gonzalo Benavente Secco and written by Gonzalo Benavente Secco & Grecia Barbieri. The film is about the 1969 agrarian reform carried out by the left-reformist military dictatorship, calling itself the "Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces".{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2019-11-04 |title=Crítica {{!}} "La revolución y la tierra": Tiempo de patrones |url=https://rpp.pe/blog/el-critico/critica-la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-los-ultimos-duenos-noticia-1226675 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=RPP |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=PERÚ |first=Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA |title=Comentario al documental peruano "La revolución y la tierra" |url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-comentario-al-documental-peruano-revolucion-y-tierra-769908.aspx |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=andina.pe |language=es}}
Synopsis
On June 24, 1969, the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces promulgated Decree Law No. 17716 for agrarian reform throughout the Peruvian territory. The revolution and the land is an analysis of the background, facts and consequences of this law.{{Cite web |date=2019-11-06 |title='La revolución y la tierra', el documental sobre ex presidente militar Juan Velasco Alvarado causa furor en Perú |url=https://www.marca.com/tiramillas/cine-tv/2019/11/06/5dc2dc54ca474140418b4628.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Marca.com |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2019-10-21 |title=La revolución y la tierra |url=https://www.losandes.com.pe/2019/10/21/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Los Andes |language=es-PE}}
The documentary was made based on interviews with historians and protagonists of the agrarian reform undertaken by the regime of General Juan Velasco Alvarado.{{Cite web |last=Rengifo |first=Zoraida |date=2019-10-13 |title="La revolución y la tierra": Se estrenó el documental sobre la Reforma Agraria |url=https://www.cinencuentro.com/2019/10/13/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-documental-velasco/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Cinencuentro |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2018-11-29 |title=Removiendo la Tierra |url=https://caretas.pe/cultura/removiendo-la-tierra/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Caretas |language=es}}
Production
= Financing =
The Revolution and the Land was the winning project of the National Documentary Feature Film Contest of the Ministry of Culture (DAFO 2016).{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2018-10-03 |title=A 50 años del golpe de Juan Velasco Alvarado lanzan adelanto del documental "La revolución y la tierra" |url=https://rpp.pe/cine/peru/video-a-50-anos-del-golpe-de-juan-velasco-alvarado-lanzan-adelanto-del-documental-la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-noticia-1154119 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=RPP |language=es}}
= Filming =
It was recorded at the Huando farm, the La Brea y Pariñas oil complex in Talara (Piura) and the photography studio of Martín Chambi. It was also recorded in La Convención (Cuzco)
Release
= First release =
The film had its premiere in the documentary film competition at the 23rd Lima Film Festival, in August 2019.{{Cite web |last=Contreras |first=Laslo Rojas |date=2019-08-09 |title=[Entrevista] "La revolución y la tierra", de Gonzalo Benavente: Velasco revisitado |url=https://www.cinencuentro.com/2019/08/09/festival-cine-lima-entrevista-la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-gonzalo-benavente/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Cinencuentro |language=es}} It premiered on October 10, 2019, in Peruvian theaters.{{Cite web |last=Torres |first=Alberto Venero |date=2019-10-08 |title=Agenda Cultural: 8 al 13 de octubre de 2019 |url=https://www.cinencuentro.com/2019/10/08/agenda-cultural-8-al-13-octubre-2019/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Cinencuentro |language=es}}
= Second release =
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru and in memory of the celebration of National Dignity Day, the documentary was re-released on October 9, 2020, through the video hosting platform Vimeo.{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2020-10-04 |title="La revolución y la tierra" regresa: Se podrá alquilar o comprar de manera online desde el 9 de octubre |url=https://rpp.pe/cine/peru/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-el-controversial-documental-peruano-se-podra-alquilar-o-comprar-desde-el-9-de-octubre-por-vimeo-noticia-1296463 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=RPP |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=República |first=La |title=La revolución y la tierra: película peruana anuncia estreno online [VIDEO] |url=https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2020/10/03/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-pelicula-peruana-anuncia-estreno-online-video |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=larepublica.pe |language=es}} A percentage of the collection was destined to help indigenous peoples in their fight against COVID-19 in the Amazon.{{Cite web |last=Fowks |first=Jacqueline |date=2020-10-26 |title=El documental más visto en Perú recauda fondos para la salud en la Amazonía |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2020-10-26/el-documental-mas-visto-en-peru-recauda-fondos-para-la-salud-en-la-amazonia.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=El País |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=República |first=La |title=La revolución y la tierra se estrenará en festival de cine de Alemania |url=https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2020/10/25/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-se-estrenara-en-festival-de-cine-de-alemania-video |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=larepublica.pe |language=es}}
Reception
During its first week of release, it attracted 18,000 viewers.{{Cite web |date=2019-10-18 |title=La revolución y la tierra: más de 18 mil personas han visto el documental |url=https://caretas.pe/cultura/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-mas-de-18-mil-personas-han-visto-el-documental/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Caretas |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=República |first=La |title=La revolución y la tierra: Película peruana lleva a más de 18 mil personas al cine |url=https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2019/10/18/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-llleva-mas-de-18-mil-personas-gonzalo-benavente-cine-peruano |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=larepublica.pe |language=es}} In the last week of October 2019, it exceeded 38,000 viewers, breaking the record of being the most watched Peruvian documentary in theaters in the national territory.{{Cite web |last=República |first=La |title=La revolución y la tierra se convierte en el documental más visto en la historia del cine peruano |url=https://larepublica.pe/cine-series/2019/10/25/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-se-convierte-en-la-pelicula-documental-mas-vista-en-la-historia-del-cine-peruano-junto-a-blanquiazul-gonzalo-benavente |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=larepublica.pe |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=GrupoRPP |date=2019-10-30 |title="La revolución y la tierra" ya es el documental más visto de la historia del cine peruano |url=https://rpp.pe/cine/peru/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-se-convirtio-en-el-documental-mas-visto-del-cine-peruano-noticia-1227088 |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=RPP |language=es}} Later it surpassed the sale of 50,000 tickets, and finally attracted 90,000 viewers, becoming the most watched Peruvian documentary.
Controversy
According to journalistic sources, the National Institute of Radio and Television scheduled the broadcast of the documentary for Sunday, April 4 on TV Peru, one day before the commemoration of Fujimori's self-coup, and one week before the 2021 general elections. Through social networks, the production invited voters to watch the documentary and thus decide their vote, which was seen as proselytizing by certain conservative sectors, as former Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano commented on his Twitter profile.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-07 |title=El documental más visto de Perú se vuelve "el más pirateado" en elecciones {{!}} Cultura y entretenimiento {{!}} Edición América {{!}} Agencia EFE |url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/cultura/el-documental-mas-visto-de-peru-se-vuelve-pirateado-en-elecciones/20000009-4506315 |access-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407195507/https://www.efe.com/efe/america/cultura/el-documental-mas-visto-de-peru-se-vuelve-pirateado-en-elecciones/20000009-4506315 |archive-date=2021-04-07 }}{{Cite news |last=Avendaño |first=Cesar |date=2021-03-30 |title=TVPerú transmitirá 'La revolución y la tierra' este domingo y se enciende la polémica en las redes sociales - Diario Expreso |language=es-ES |work=Diario Expreso |url=https://www.expreso.com.pe/actualidad/tvperu-transmitira-la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-este-domingo-y-se-enciende-la-polemica-en-las-redes-sociales/ |access-date=2023-02-28}} Days later, the state body decided to change the date to April 18,{{Cite web |last=PERÚ |first=NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO |date=2021-04-02 |title='La revolución y la tierra': día y hora en la que se verá el comentado documental {{!}} cine peruano {{!}} horario {{!}} noticias {{!}} revtli {{!}} RESPUESTAS |url=https://elcomercio.pe/respuestas/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-dia-y-hora-en-la-que-se-vera-el-comentado-documental-cine-peruano-horario-noticias-revtli-noticia/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=El Comercio Perú |language=es}} which was criticized by the producer of the documentary and was described as an attempt at censorship.{{Cite web |last=TROME.COM |first=NOTICIAS |date=2021-04-05 |title=La Revolución y La Tierra: Director habla sobre la postergación del documental en TV Perú {{!}} ACTUALIDAD |url=https://trome.com/actualidad/la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-gonzalo-benavente-secco-tv-peru-noticia/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Trome.com |language=es}} Peruvian directors Marcela Cossios and Marina León added to the criticism for the reprogramming, as well as the candidate for the presidency Verónika Mendoza of the Together for Perú party.{{Cite web |last=PERU21 |first=NOTICIAS |date=2021-04-02 |title=Verónika Mendoza: "Lamento que se haya decidido postergar" emisión de 'La Revolución y la Tierra'" nndc {{!}} POLITICA |url=https://peru21.pe/politica/veronika-mendoza-lamento-que-se-haya-decidido-postergar-emision-de-la-revolucion-y-la-tierra-nndc-noticia/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=Peru21 |language=es}} The time change caused the documentary to be massively pirated and shared. do for viewing through YouTube or Facebook, causing a Streisand effect.
Awards
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Award !Category !Recipient !Result !Ref. |
| 2019
|Best Peruvian Film - Jury Mention | rowspan="3" |The Revolution and the Land |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="2" |2020
| rowspan="2" |11th APRECI Awards |{{Nom}} | rowspan="2" |{{Cite web |last=EFE |date=2020-02-22 |title="Retablo", "Dolor y gloria" y "El irlandés" reconocidas por la prensa de Perú |url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/retablo-dolor-irlandes-reconocidas-peru_1_1118196.html |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=elDiario.es |language=es}}{{Cite web |date=2020-02-05 |title=Retablo y La Bronca entre principales nominadas a Premios APRECI al cine peruano 2019 |url=https://apreci.org/retablo-y-la-bronca-entre-principales-nominadas-a-los-premios-apreci-al-cine-peruano-2019/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=Asociación Peruana de Prensa Cinematográfica |language=es}} |
| Best Documentary
|{{Won}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|13091752}}
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Category:2019 documentary films
Category:Peruvian documentary films
Category:2010s Spanish-language films
Category:Documentaries about historical events
Category:Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru