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Our Land

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Armed men kill Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar during attempted eviction in Argentina, 2009. After years of protests, a court case opens in 2018. Community voices and trial footage are shown amid colonial land struggles.
Our Land

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A documentary departure for director Lucrecia Martel that fits in seamlessly with the themes of her fiction films, Our Land captures the dignity and perseverance of an Indigenous community with sharp insight.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian May 26
3/5
It’s really quite beautiful -- if sometimes a touch soporific. Go to Full Review
Justin Chang The New Yorker May 12
The work of a great filmmaker exploring the boundaries of a relatively unfamiliar form. Go to Full Review
Robert Abele Los Angeles Times May 11
Our Land is the work of a director whose attention is rigorous, whose care is genuine, but who is also conscious of her outsider’s perspective. It’s an ally’s respect. Go to Full Review
Dionar Hidalgo Algo Más Que Cine 4d
8/10
Lucrecia Martel turns the murder of Javier Chocobar into a powerful examination of colonialism, land rights, and Indigenous resistance. A challenging, deeply necessary documentary elevated by her masterful use of sound and space. Go to Full Review
Marcelo Paredes Cinencuentro May 26
...if there's one thing you can never say about the film, it's that it's dense in a bad way. On the contrary, it's intriguing, absorbing, and even unexpectedly funny at times. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Jack Hawkins HeyUGuys May 15
3/5
Septum piercings battle mustard corduroy in this beautifully photographed documentary. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Armed men kill Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar during attempted eviction in Argentina, 2009. After years of protests, a court case opens in 2018. Community voices and trial footage are shown amid colonial land struggles.
Director
Lucrecia Martel
Producer
Joslyn Barnes, Julio Chavezmontes, Benjamín Doménech, Javier Leoz, Matias Roveda
Screenwriter
María Alché, Lucrecia Martel
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Doc Society, Rei Pictures, Louverture Films
Genre
Crime, Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
May 1, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 3m