Documentary about the so-called "hope camp", which narrates the long protest carried out by the Sintel workers camped in the middle of Castellana Street in Madrid in defence of their labour rights. The documentary follows the evolution of the events during 4 months, from April to August 2001, reflecting the life of these people during their encampment and the negotiations between the government and the trade unions.
Direction
Ventura captures intimacy without spectacle, just pure witness.
Editing
Four months compressed into urgency that never manipulates.
Director
Pere Joan Ventura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sintel was a state-owned telecom giant; its collapse became a symbol of Spain's precarious turn-of-century labor crisis.
The title references Iguazú Falls — workers joked their protest would last until the water ran dry. It almost did.
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