1932: Scars of Memory

Overview

January 22, 1932. An unprecedented peasant uprising erupts in western El Salvador, as a group of Latino and indigenous peasants cut army supply lines, attack a military garrison, and take control over several towns. Retribution is swift. After three days, the army and militias move in and, in some villages, slaughter all males over age 12. Elsewhere, they summarily execute anyone suspected of having a link to the Communists. Over the next few weeks, 10,000 people are massacred.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 2005

Original language

Spanish

Countries

El Salvador

Production

Icarus Films,Museo de la Palabra y la Imagen

Director

Jeffrey Gould,Carlos Henríquez-Consalvi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt9606526