The power of speech

The power of speech

Original title: El poder de la palabra
Production: Panchito Films
Country: Chile
Director: Francisco Hervé
Script: Francisco Hervé; Sebastián Brahm
Photography: David Bravo
Year: 2009
Duration: 73
Genre: Social documentary
Color: Color
Original language: Spanish
Languages available: Spanish
Subtitles: English

Synopsis:

Hardy sells trinkets on the buses in Santiago. In 2005, a government project worries him: soon we will be a "world class" country, so we will not be able to continue tolerating his trade. Hardy gathers two thousand colleagues and together they fight not to be marginalized by modernity.

Awards:

Atlantic Doc 2010, Best Photography

Atlantic Doc 2010, Best Editing

FIDOCS 2009, Jury Prize

FIC Valdivia 2009, Audience Award

Viña del Mar 2009, Best Documentary

Altazor 2010, Best Documentary Direction

Pedro Sienna 2010, Best Documentary