Back from a mini tour of Yorkshire and Stockport and cheering for supporting act Indignation Meeting
The powerful example of peasants
The Star's critic MARIA DUARTE recommends a unique documentary that offers a submersive experience of life among the peasantry of rural Mexico
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The Echo (12A)
Directed by Tatiana Huezo
FILM-MAKER Tatiana Huezo returns to her documentary roots as she focuses her lens on the remote Mexican village of El Eco which seems to exist outside of time. She provides a fascinating look into the harsh yet rewarding life there as seen through the eyes of its children.
It follows three families and several youngsters over the course of a year, exploring childhood in rural Mexico in a haunting yet compelling fly-on-the-wall documentary.
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