Lola Arias
Minefield
Minefield is a project that reunites Argentine and British veterans from the Falklands/Malvinas war to explore what is left of it in their heads 34 years later. Can art become a medium for reliving the past? Can it bring things we consider lost in the depths of memory back to the forefront of our minds?
In a film set turned into a time machine the ones who fought are teleported into the past to reconstruct their war and aftermath memories. Lou Armour was on the cover of every newspaper when the Argentines took him prisoner on April 2nd and is now a special needs teacher. Rubén Otero survived the sinking of ARA General Belgrano and has now a Beatles tribute band. David Jackson spent his time at war listening and transcribing radio codes and now listens to other veterans in his psychology practice. Gabriel Sagastume was a soldier who never wanted to shoot and is now a criminal attorney. Sukrim Rai was a Ghurka who knew how to use his knife and works currently as a security guard. Marcelo Vallejo was an aimer for mortar and is now a triathlon champion. The only thing they have in common is that they are veterans. But what is a veteran; a survivor, a hero, a madman? The project confronts different visions of war bringing together old enemies to tell one single story.
Minefield looks into the marks left by war, the relationship between experience and fiction and the thousand ways of representing memory.
In Spanish with Greek surtitles
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Duration 90'
Peiraios 260 (H)
- 28/06 until 29/06/2016 at 21:00
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