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Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre

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Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre
Directed byÁngel Palacios
Written byÁngel Palacios
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
Running time
105 min
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre (English: Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre) (2004) is a documentary film about the events of the 2002 Llaguno Overpass events in Caracas, Venezuela.

Synopsis

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The film argues that "anti-Chávez opposition alliance manipulated coverage ... to make it look like the government used gunmen to shoot and kill opposition demonstrators".[1] The Puente Llaguno of the title is a bridge in central Caracas, near the Miraflores Palace, made infamous by the events of 11 April 2002, when Venezuelan private media showed gunmen firing from it at opposition protestors.[1]

The documentary claimed that the Chavistas on the bridge did not begin shooting until 4:38 pm, by which time most of the opposition deaths had already occurred. American academic Brian Nelson responds that such claims are false, showing that opposition demonstrator Jesús Arellano was killed just before 2:30 pm, with photos showing Chavistas further up the street brandishing firearms and closer than purported by the earlier sources.[2]

Production

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Director Ángel Palacios is described as a "staunch supporter of President Hugo Chávez who is nevertheless frequently critical of stances taken by the government"; he graduated in film studies from Cuba's San Antonio de los Baños.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Kirk, Alejandro (2005-04-26). "Film-Venezuela: Documentary Revolution". Inter Press Service. Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
  2. ^ Nelson, Brian Andrew. "A PHOTOGRAPHIC CHRONOLOGY OF THE VIOLENCE ON BARALT AVENUE". BrianAndrewNelson.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  • Schiller, Naomi (October 2009). "Framing the Revolution: Circulation and Meaning of The Revolution Will Not Be Televised". Mass Communication and Society. 12 (4): 478–502. doi:10.1080/15205430903237832.
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