The Uprising

Directed by Peter Lilienthal

With Augustin Pereira, Carlos Catania, Maria Lourdes Centano de Zeleya, Óscar Castillo and Guido Saenz

In Nicaragua, 1977, corruption and abuse of power are everyday occurrences under the Somoza family’s dictatorship. Eruptions of violence lead to a civil war, which the Sandinista revolutionaries win – at least for the time being. Against this backdrop, the conflict between a young soldier of the Somoza regime and his family, who sympathize with the insurgents, is illustrated.