Even the Rain is set in the midst of this sickening and extremely dramatic time in the history of Bolivia. Study guide contains questions, topics for discussion and a list of topics for follow up research if students are interested. Even the Rain’s complex narrative structure is based on several different lay-ers that relay the main events of the film Troy Rabang, Mason Harper TroyRabang, MasonHarper A POLITICAL FILM HIGHLIGHTING THE INJUSTICE OF WATER We have tutors online 24/7 who can help you get unstuck. Study guide contains questions, topics for discussion and a list of topics for follow up research if students are interested. Are you getting the free resources, updates, and special offers we send out every week in our teacher newsletter? Confirmation would require a second viewing, which by no means would be a regretful event. An excellent movie, It opens discussion for how little has changed for the indigenous poor in much of Central and South America and all the parallels between the initial exploitation and modern day inequities.. Best suited for older/higher level high school students who are studying the cutural aspects of Latin America as well as the language. Gael Garcia Bernal is a Spanish director filming a movie about Columbus conquest in Cochabamba Bolivia and the movie is an interplay between scripted scenes where the Spaniards exploited the Taino under Columbus, and Bartolome de las Casas defends them, while in modern day scenes villagers are exploited by their government and even by the film makers, until one man helps them mobilize and stand up for their rights. Film is in Spanish with subtitles. Stuck? A must see. Teachers Pay Teachers is an online marketplace where teachers buy and sell original educational materials. The film is yet another overseas master-class in character growth, a subtle experience devoid of cliches, and a Personal Triumph for the ages. Movie Guide Even the Rain (Tambien la LLuvia) by Barbara Davis is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Film is in Spanish with subtitles. elect to have the movie filmed in Bolivia, There the impoverished locals are thrilled, to earn a couple of dollars a day working as, prepare the set. Film Education is not responsible for the content of external sites 1 DirecteD by: Icíar Bollaín certificate: 15 running time: 103 mins Language: Spanish reLease Date: January 2011 suitabLe for: This study guide is designed for students of Spanish at ages 15–19 even the rain The water wars of Cochabamba, Bolivia took place in 1999-2000, but this is still a pressing issue today. Though Italian by birth, it was while under contract with the Spanish, crown that Columbus completed four round-, trip voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, to be, the first “modern” explorer to encounter the. 500 years, after the European’s initial voyage to South, America we see the same trend as sticks and, stones confront the steel and gunpowder of a, modern army. Recreated by the fictional director Sebástian, Columbus’ s legacy is juxtaposed against real, life protests that rocked Bolivia. This is a fictional film based on a true event, the Bolivian Water Wars which occurred in 2000 when the government tried to privatize the water supply and raise rates 300% making clean water inaccessible for a large sector of the poorest population. University of California, Davis • SAS 004. Movie Guide Even the Rain (Tambien la LLuvia), Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Answer key included. He chooses to film in Bolivia solely, based on the abundance of cheap labor, boasting that they, As the filmmaker of the movie, Sebástian is an idealist, that seeks to portray the injustice of Columbus’s voyage. View Even The Rain Study Guide from SAS 004 at University of California, Davis. Even the Rain Directed by Icíar Bollaín and written by Paul Laverty, Even the Rain exposes the battle between the indigenous peasants and profit making private water corporations. Course Hero is not sponsored or endorsed by any college or university. Answer key included. Even the Rain’s addictive promise is that it may reveal the motivations and the causes of colonialism, which generates the desire to re-watch and analyze the film, although the answer will always remain beyond it. Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. David faces Goliath once again, gold, but this time a life giving necessity and, value and scarcity of clean water and the, importance that it plays in society-which is, countries/ societies where access to clean, The executive producer of the film, Costa is more, concerned about cutting costs and making profits over, ethical concern. As a result, Costa saves, At the same time, Sebástian hires a local, named Daniel who plays the role of Atuey, the, Taìno chief who was responsible for leading, impassioned demonstrations in protest of the, As the shoot progresses around the city of, continue to simmer as the entire city’s water, supply is privatized and sold to American and, increasingly struggle to complete their film as, shoot increases by day, culminating in the. characters are trying to depict in their movie. 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