Landmarks (film)

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Landmarks
Spanish Nuestra Tierra
Directed by Lucrecia Martel
Written byMaría Alché
Lucrecia Martel
Produced by
CinematographyErnesto De Carvalho
Edited byJerónimo Pérez Rioja
Miguel Schverdfinger
Music byAlfonso Olguín
Production
companies
Release date
  • 31 August 2025 (2025-08-31)(Venice)
Running time
119 minutes
Countries
  • Argentina
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • France
  • Netherlands
  • Denmark
LanguageSpanish

Landmarks (Spanish : Nuestra Tierra) is a 2025 documentary film directed by Lucrecia Martel, it follows the murder of indigenous leader Javier Chocobar and the legacy of colonialism on Latin America. [1]

Contents

The film had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2025. [2]

Premise

Nuestra Tierra examines issues of land ownership in Argentina and interrogates the role of this history in the murder of Javier Chocobar, a Chuschagasta leader in the struggle for indigenous land rights. [3]

Production

Martel followed the case surrounding the 2009 murder of Javier Chocobar beginning in 2010 and attended the trial of Chocobar's murderer. [4] In 2018, her documentary project about the case was awarded a grant through a joint program of the Sundance Documentary Film Program and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. [5] Nuestra Tierra was also supported with a Pardo prize in the Films After Tomorrow section of the 2020 Locarno Film Festival, which highlighted unfinished productions that were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] [6]

Release

The documentary had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival. It will also screen at the 2025 New York Film Festival, [7] and in competition at the 69th BFI London Film Festival. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Pedersen, Lise. "Lucrecia Martel Discusses Hybrid Project 'Chocobar,' About Real-Life Murder of Indigenous Leader Javier Chocobar". Variety. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Biennale Cinema 2025 | Nuestra Tierra". La Biennale di Venezia. 2025-07-15. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
  3. ↑ Savransky, Miguel; Huarte, Valentín. "Argentine Filmmaker Lucrecia Martel on Cancel Culture, Colonialism, and Chocobar". Jacobin. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ O'Connor, Rory (23 June 2023). "Lucrecia Martel on Her Brush with the MCU, Awarding Joker, and Her Upcoming Javier Chocobar Documentary". The Film Stage. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Macaulay, Scott (26 November 2018). "Lucrecia Martel's First Doc Chocobar, A Collaboration Between Sundance and London's ICA, Among New Sundance Documentary Film Program Grants". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Roxborough, Scott. "Lucrecia Martel's 'Chocobar', Mari Alessandrini's 'Zahori' Win at Locarno". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ↑ Rubin, Rebecca (August 5, 2025). "New York Film Festival Unveils 2025 Lineup: George Clooney's 'Jay Kelly,' 'Sentimental Value,' Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice'". Variety . Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  8. ↑ Ntim, Zac (2025-08-21). "Lucrecia Martel's 'Landmarks' & Kaouther Ben Hania's 'The Voice Of Hind Rajab' Among Titles Set For LFF Competition". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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