Cocalero


1h 34m 2007

Brief Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the Bolivian government's attempted eradication of the coca crop and oppression of the indigenous groups that cultivate it and the American war on drugs, an Aymara Indian named Evo Morales travels through the Andes and the Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
First Run Features Home Video; Primer Plano Film Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of the Bolivian government's attempted eradication of the coca crop and oppression of the indigenous groups that cultivate it and the American war on drugs, an Aymara Indian named Evo Morales travels through the Andes and the Amazon in jeans and sneakers, leading a historic campaign to become the first indigenous president of Bolivia.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Historical
Release Date
2007
Distribution Company
First Run Features Home Video; Primer Plano Film Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 34m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in Argentina May 17, 2007

Released in United States December 11, 2007

Released in United States Fall November 9, 2007

Released in United States November 9, 2007

Released in USA on DVD December 11, 2007.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Wide Angle - Documentary) October 4-12, 2007.

Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema Documentary Competition) January 18-28, 2007.

color

dialogue Quechua, Spanish, subtitled English

rtg MPAA NONE

Released in Argentina May 17, 2007

Released in United States Fall November 9, 2007

Released in United States November 9, 2007 (New York City)

Released in United States December 11, 2007