LAFF 2021: Neither Hero Nor Traitor (Argentina 2019) now streaming!

[Mario Boido]

Thank you to everyone who joined us throughout the term for the screenings of the 2021 Latin American Film Festival and watched the films online helping make this year's Festival a success!

If you missed the virtual presentation of Niether Hero Nor Traitor (or if you just want to watch it again!) you can now stream it for free until March 31st from the Festival portal: https://pragda.com/sfc-event/university-of-waterloo/<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpragda.com%2Fsfc-event%2Funiversity-of-waterloo%2F&data=04%7C01%7CMatt.MacKinnon%40kpl.org%7C35b64adf37944be1e9a108d8b65f19b1%7C2e8f55d71f2a4d488a30830db5a5562b%7C0%7C0%7C637459866885788123%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DamBLBh0i9E5EI2VErDPzm7kUdcii4sGg%2Fnq1ex7sCA%3D&reserved=0>
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About the film

"Buenos Aires, 1982. Matías (19) has recently finished his military service and dreams of going to Spain to study music far from a dictatorship. His problems come down to convincing his girlfriend to meet him there at a later date and to get around his father’s opposition. But the playing board changes completely when the Falklands War breaks out and he is drafted along with his friends.

At first, Matías will agree to the call-up, but he will realize that he isn’t feeling this war – or maybe any war, to be honest, no matter how just the cause may seem to be. The fear to die but also the horror of killing, a Republican grandfather, friends turned strangers who point guns at each other, a shot in the foot as an act of friendship… his environment demands that he ‘mature.’ Will desertion be his first adult act? Treason and loyalty, fear, and braveness. The story of a deserter."


The 2021 Latin American Film Festival is organized by the Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Kitchener Public Library and the Pragda Spanish Film Club.

Hope to see you again next year!


Best wishes,
Mario






Mario Boido, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies
Vice President, Canadian Association of Hispanists
Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies
University of Waterloo
Waterloo ON
Canada N2L 3G1
Phone: 519.888.4567 ext 35621

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