Marikishi - The Tale of the Coca

A documentary about the point of view of the protagonists of the famous "war on drugs". Cocafarmers, members of farmers unions and indigenous of the nation of the ashaninka, machiguenga and nomatsiguenga talking about their relation with the coca leaf. The peruvian press is talking about how the coca cultivation is bringing forward the maoist movement of the shining path. But is this the truth? Forget about the people that are delivering a judgement from outside, let the people of the region rise the speak. director & DOP MARTIN PERSCH sound YULIANNA VALENCIA MELENDEZ editor PABLO BEN-YAKOV