IDFA Bertha Fund 2008
The Devil Operation
OperaciĆ³n diablo
Ernesto Cabellos, Stephanie Boyd
Peru, Canada
Father Marco Arana, a humble parish priest from the mountains of Peru, is being followed. A private surveillance firm is video-taping and photographing the priest's every move; their meticulous reports are code-named "The Devil Operation." We follow Father Marco through a paper trail of political suspense and mystery that leads us to South America's largest gold mine. For the past decade, the priest and his band of eco-activists have defended farming communities against the mine's abuses, earning the priest the nickname "The Devil." This real life thriller exposes the new wave of persecution faced by Latin America's human rights activists.
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