Today, thanks to the hard work of The Truth Commission, we know that 6404 people were killed by the Colombian army between 2002 and 2010, in Álvaro Uribe's government. This victims were disguised as guerrilleros and paramilitary and shown as terrorists killed in combat. The more people were presented as kills, more money and upgrades the soldiers received. We are talking about a systematic genocide created and financed by the Colombian government. "Silencio en el Paraíso" is the story of one of this victims, a young boy who struggles in a hard neighborhood in Bogota, just to go back home with some money to help his family.
It's a sad film, but necessary. In the construction of historical memory, every story is valuable.
It's a sad film, but necessary. In the construction of historical memory, every story is valuable.