CSE 2023

The silence of the Mole

Tout au long des années 1970, le journaliste Elías Barahona s’infiltre au cœur du gouvernement militaire le plus répressif du Guatemala. In seeking to uncover the story of this secret and unique individual, The Silence of the Mole opens cracks in the walls of silence. 

SYNOPSIS

Throughout the 1970s, journalist Elías Barahona, aka "El Topo"/"The Mole", infiltrated the heart of Guatemala's most repressive military government. In seeking to uncover the story of this secret and unique individual, The Silence of the Mole opens cracks in the walls of silence.

Theme(s): , Democracy, Human Rights, Politics, Social struggle

DETAILS

Director | , Anaïs Taracena
Year | , 2021
Country | , Guatemala
Duration | 91 minutes
Original language | , Spanish
Subtitles | , French
Image | Molina Carla
Sound | Caceres Eduardo, Francisco Deleón
Editing | Pedro Garcia

DIRECTOR

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Anaïs Taracena

SEE COMPLETE PROFILE

Anais Taracena, documentary filmmaker and producer with a master’s degree in Political Science. She has directed shorts films that have been screened at international festivals.
In Guatemala, she works as a filmmaker with human rights organizations and as a cultural manager. In 2019 she participated in the Berlinale Talents and in the IDFA Academy School as an emerging director. The silence of the Mole, Anais’s first feature film premiered at Hot Docs 2021 and won the Tim Hetherington Award at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2021, and the Best Documentary Prize at Malaga Film Festival 2022.

PAST SCREENINGS

SCREENING 1

19 August 2023 at 20h00

Parc Beaubien

**CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS**

A virtual discussion with filmmaker Anais Taracena will follow the screening.

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