A second documentary made of this Indian town showing the changes brought about by guerrilla activity and government reprisal in the ten years since the first documentary was made. In Spanish with English narration and some subtitles. When a new president is elected in Guatemala in 1986, the country hopes for a return to democracy. A Maryknoll documentary account of the return of Guatemalan refugees after a 12 year absence from their homeland. This documentary tells the personal story of Rigoberta Menchu against the background of the civil war in Guatemala.
Perspective is that of the guerillas working against government forces.
Censorship within the country has left many worthy texts still unpublished and many more are not yet available in English translation. Most authors have experienced varying lengths of time living in exile in Mexico, Europe and the United States. But as Guatemalan writers become better known in the United States, their reputations will grow, both as social thinkers and as literary figures. One of the best known Guatemalan authors, Arias continues to write ground-breaking works, in terms of both style and content. His political ideas have evolved from support of the leftist intellectuals to a more critical view of the attempt of radicals to link their agenda to that of the Indians.