NC Latin American Film Festival, ‘Invasión | Invasion’

The invasion of Panama by the U.S in Christmas and New Year of 1989 – when American troops deposed dictator Manuel Noriega, killing an unknown number of civilians in the process – serves as an example to explore how a people remember, transform and often forget their past in order re-define their identity and become who they are today. Invasion (2014, 94 min.), fdirected by Abner Benaím, documents the collective memory utilizing a combination of reenactments and interviews of the 1989 U.S. invasion: defense forces who fought symbolic battles, politicians who justify their actions and friends of the church, from civilians to former General Noriega.

Watch the trailer online.

For more information about the North Carolina Latin American Film Festival, visit the UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies website.