
This documentary examines the formation of labor unions in El Salvador and the systematic violations of workers’ rights that characterized the country during the 1980s. Through testimonies and on-the-ground footage, it exposes the climate of employer authoritarianism and repression faced by workers, situating these conflicts within a broader history of social unrest that dates back to the 1930s and re-emerged with intensity in the 1980s. The film also depicts how the guerrilla movement carried out campaigns of political and labor awareness among peasants and workers, encouraging collective organization and the defense of labor rights. Ultimately, the documentary reveals the “two faces” of El Salvador: on one side, state power embodied by the army and the police; on the other, the opposition represented by guerrilla forces and grassroots popular organizations.

Maria's Story
1991

El camino de la libertad
1983

The Crazy Life
2008

Borderlands
2023

The Flickering Flame
1996

The Red Elvis
2007

10 Years of Taking the Sky by Storm
1991

De la guerra a la paz
1992

The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation
1992

The Occupation of Cockatoo Island 1989

Look Back at Grunwick
1980

Tiempo de victoria
1988