UW Cinematheque - LACIS Film Series 2026
Prisoneros De La Tierra | Argentina | 1939 | DCP | 86 min. | Spanish with English subtitles Director: Mario Soffici
Event Details
Date
Friday, February 6, 2026
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Francisco Petrone, Ángel Magaña, Elisa Galvé.
In this searing work of social realism, a group of destitute men are forced into cruel and brutal indentured labor on a yerba maté plantation. Tensions erupt between the tyrannical foreman and one defiant worker who leads a rebellion against the system. Shooting on real jungle locations and boldly confronting national injustices, director Soffici (Rosaura a las 10) takes an unflinching approach.
In this searing work of social realism, a group of destitute men are forced into cruel and brutal indentured labor on a yerba maté plantation. Tensions erupt between the tyrannical foreman and one defiant worker who leads a rebellion against the system. Shooting on real jungle locations and boldly confronting national injustices, director Soffici (Rosaura a las 10) takes an unflinching approach.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please call 608-262-3627 or email ben.reiser@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Friday, January 23, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.