Hija de la laguna (The Daughter of the Lagoon)

Javier Piragauta

The commitment to nature and the fight against large corporations that attack natural resources has been documented by various filmmakers since the 1970s, especially in Latin America. The spotlight in these struggles is always on the side of the indigenous populations and rising up against the imposition of capitalism in their territories. In this case, Nélida's story brings us closer to the danger that hangs over the lagoons in the Peruvian area of Cajamarca, which conceal rich gold deposits under their waters. The struggle of this peasant shows the immediacy of a problem that concerns all of us who live on the planet.

Synopsis: Nélida, a woman from the Andes who speaks with the spirits of water, uses her abilities to confront a mining company that threatens to destroy the lagoon that she considers her mother. And because, just below the Nélida’s lagoon, lies a rich gold deposit, it pits the peasants who fear running out of water with the largest gold mining company in South America.

Hija de la laguna (The Daughter of the Lagoon)

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