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A film directed by ANABEL RODRÍGUEZ and produced by SEPP BRUDERMANN
ONCE UPON A TIME IN VENEZUELA



































UPCOMING
BEST OF TALKS
DEBRA ZIMMERMAN - SIMON KILMURRY
GABRIELA RODRÍGUEZ - LISA KLEINER CHANOFF
RAÚL NIÑO
Talks
TALK WITH
DEBRA ZIMMERMAN
Exec. Director WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
TALK WITH
SIMON KILMURRY
Exec. Director International Documentary Association
TALK WITH
LISA KLEINER CHANOFF
Catapult Film Fund
TALK WITH
LISA KLEINER CHANOFF
Catapult Film Fund
TALK WITH
GABRIELA RODRIGUEZ
Producer ROMA
TALK WITH
RAÚL NIÑO
Senior Programmer IDFA
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SYNOPSIS
On Lake Maracaibo, beneath the mysterious silent Catatumbo lightning, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. For streetwise local businesswoman and Chavist party representative Tamara every vote counts, fought by all means, while for opposition-supporting teacher Natalie, politics is a weapon unsuccessfully attempting to force her from her job. And with her sharp eyes, little Yoaini sees her community sinking from sedimentation, her childhood and innocence with it. How can a small shing village survive against corruption, pollution and political decay – a reflection of all the flaws of contemporary Venezuela.