Our Land

Plot

In 2009, a man and two accomplices try to evict members of the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta in northern Argentina. Claiming ownership of the land and armed with guns, they kill the community’s leader, Javier Chocobar. The murder is caught on video. It takes nine years of protests before court proceedings are finally opened in 2018. During all this time, the killers remain free. The film combines the voices and photographs of the community with courtroom footage to explore the long history of colonialism and land dispossession that led to this crime.

About Our Land

Our Land (Spanish: Nuestra Tierra) is a 2025 documentary film directed by Lucrecia Martel, it follows the murder of indigenous leader Javier Chocobar and the legacy of colonialism on Latin America. The film had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2025. At the 2025 BFI London Film Festival, it won the Best Film prize. It received critical acclaim for the exploration of post-colonial themes in Argentina. It was released theatrically in Argentina on 5 March 2026.

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