Name: The Inconclusive Independence
Director: Luis R. Vera
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2010-01-05
Duration: 188 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Evo Morales, Rafael Correa, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Eduardo Galeano, Miguel León-Portilla

Three hours of presidents reading history homework—and somehow it's riveting?

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Overview

Documentary

Documentary about the independence and history of Latin America.

MX Spanish

Content warning

independence latin american history

Standout Aspects

Writing

Eduardo Galeano's poetic narration saves the bureaucratic moments.

Production

Got actual sitting presidents to sit for interviews. Wild.

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Director

Luis R. Vera

ReleasedJan 5, 2010

Runtime3h 8m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensitymedium

Tonemixed

Feelmedium

Top Cast

Evo Morales

Self - President of Bolivia

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

Self - President of Brazil

Eduardo Galeano

Self - Writer. Uruguay

Michelle Bachelet

Self - President of Chile

Gabriel Salazar

Self - Historian. Chile

Fernando E. Solanas

Self - Filmmaker and Congressman. Argentina

Ricardo Lagos

Self - Former President of Chile

Joao Pedro Stedile

Self - Economist. Brazil

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Cultural

Released during the 'Pink Tide' era when Latin America's leftist leaders were actually in power—making this a time capsule of optimism before the backlash.

Trivia

Director Luis R. Vera spent years securing interviews; Correa reportedly only agreed after being promised final cut approval on his segment, which explains his glowing portrait.