Eyes Wide Open

2009

1h 55m

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Documentary

"A trip through modern South America"

Overview

In 1971, Uruguayan journalist and writer Eduardo Galeano published his landmark work Open Veins of Latin America, in which he comprehensively described the centuries of economic exploitation of Latin America. Almost 40 years later, filmmaker Gonzalo Arijon reevaluates the situation. His search takes him from the soybean plantations of the Brazilian Amazon to the tin mines of Bolivia to the deep jungles of Ecuador. Arijon’s politically committed film allows the local populations to speak for themselves, interspersing this with archival footage of speeches by Hugo Chávez, Lula da Silva and Evo Morales. Galeano himself also speaks—sometimes in poetic language— about how the rise of socialist governments in the early 21st century is benefitting Latin America, and what more can be done.

Status: Released

Language: ES

Production Information

Production Companies

Miramar Xanadu Morocha Films Salado Media Cine

Production Countries

Ecuador France Uruguay

Spoken Languages

Spanish

Quick Facts

Original Title	Ojos Bien Abiertos
Release Date	October 2, 2009
Status	Released
Language	ES

Cast

Key Crew

Gonzalo Arijón

Screenplay

Pascal Dupont

Executive Producer

Gonzalo Arijón

Director

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