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La Sierra (2005)

La Sierra (2005)

Documentary

One war. One barrio. Three lives.

Release Date: 2005, October 9
Directors: Margarita Martínez Escallón, Scott Dalton
Countries: Colombia, United States of America
Production: IFP Market, Films Transit International
Cast: Jesus Martinez, Edisón Florez, Cielo Muñoz, Jairo Florez, Geidy Alejandra Marín, Jazmín García Londoño, Yurani Andrea Correa, Jesus Alberto Guerrero Díaz, Javier

Overview:

La Sierra portrays daily life in a neighborhood of Medellín shaped by drug trafficking and urban warfare between armed groups. Through the stories of Edison, a young paramilitary leader; Jesús, a gang soldier; and Cielo, a teenage mother, the film shows how violence, faith, and tenderness coexist in a community struggling to survive.