Our Land

Northern Argentina, 2009. When an entrepreneur lays claim to the ancestral land of the Chuschagasta community, the confrontation escalates into the murder of 68-year-old leader Javier Chocobar. The act is captured on video, yet it takes nine years of protests to finally bring those responsible to trial. What the perpetrators view as a mere business dispute is, for the Indigenous community, a matter of identity, roots, and pure survival.

In NUESTRA TIERRA (OUR LAND), celebrated director Lucrecia Martel (LA CIÉNAGA, ZAMA) makes her non-fiction debut. Her documentary goes far beyond standard true crime. By weaving chilling phone footage of the crime together with the arduous legal battle and surreal landscapes, she exposes the lingering, deeply rooted scars of colonial violence and privilege.

The result is a restrained, incisive film that gradually creeps under your skin and stays with you long after the credits roll. Resisting cheap melodrama, Martel imbues this struggle with the emotional weight and historical depth it truly deserves.