Théatre National > Salle J. Huisman
El Poder de la Palabra
Francisco Hervé
Chili • 2009 • 75'
vo/ov ES • st/ond FR/NL
Hardy Vallejos, like many Chileans, earns a living by selling trinkets amidst the chaos of Santiago's bus system. In 2005, the government decided to modernise public transport in order to reach the level of a "world-class country". This new system no longer has a place for small itinerant vendors. In just a few weeks, Hardy and thousands of other workers united in a fight for their life against official modernity. Using many forms to state their claims, the informal economy resists the dogma of globalisation.
Special Jury Prize, Festival Internacional de Documentales de Santiago, 2009 (Chili).
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