EASA2022 Films

A Colombian Family

A mother and daughter confront the past after years of civil war in Colombia, but end in the difficult dilemma between reconciliation and political ideals.

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Original title: En Revolutionær Familie
Location: Colombia
Production: Denmark
Directors: Tanja Wol Sørensen

When a peace agreement between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian government looks like it will put an end to half a century of armed conflict, 30-year-old Yira visits her mother in Colombia, after 10 years in exile in Cuba. Yira wants to give her own daughter the family she never had. She confronts her mother, Ruby, with a neglected childhood in the shadow of her parents’ political struggles and persecution. She wants her mother to join her in exile in Canada, so that they can finally be together in safety. But Ruby can’t let go of her political ideals, it is not just Yira’s childhood that has been sacrificed, but also her own life and safety to such an extent, that she has to drive around in an armoured car, constantly protected by armed guards. As the peacetime death toll continues to rise, Ruby is faced with a difficult dilemma: If she chooses her daughter, she gives up on her people.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/395977262
Website: https://www.bullittfilm.dk/a-colombian-family-/-en-revolutionr-familie