Cinema Klandestino Presents "Colombia: Promises And Bullets"

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Fri 9 May 2008 // 19:00

(Fri 9th / 7pm / £5/4 advance from 20th Century Flicks, Here, Cube & CineK), Doors at 7pm for drinks, music and social, film starts 8pm sharp.

Cinema Klandestino return with a bang to present the Bristol première of this as yet unreleased film. Not even screened in Colombia, the production team are making a special visit to Bristol to introduce it, host Q&A and as always with CineK, lead a discussion afterwards. The film contains extensive and exclusive interviews with the FARC's key negotiator, Raúl Reyes, assassinated by the Colombian government in a bombing raid in Ecuadorian territory in late February this year.

Promises and Bullets charts the history of the war in Colombia, from its origins to one of the most protracted and violent conflicts Latin America has ever seen. By exposing the role of the guerrilla, paramilitary groups, the army and the Colombian government, the film illustrates the full magnitude and complexity of Colombia's civil war. GCM Productions analyse the role of the Colombian state and question its ability and readiness to broker a real and lasting peace. Finally, it offers a space for ordinary citizens to speak about the conflict and how it affects them.