Category
Documentary
director
Marcel Mettelsiefen
production
Dreamer Joint Venture
country
Germany
format
HD, DCP
runtime
52/85 min
year
2023
broadcaster
NDR, SWR, VPRO, BBC Storyville
language
Dutch, Spanish, English
subtitled_versions
English, French, German
genre
History, Human Interest, Politics, Current Affairs & Politics, TV-Version available
TANJA - UP IN ARMS
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Synopsis

In the early 2000s, 19-year-old Tanja from the Netherlands decides to go to Colombia as an au pair and is immediately confronted with the country's political turmoil. Horrified by the injustice she observes, she joins the largest guerrilla army in the world, FARC, and takes up arms to fight. After years in the dangerous jungle, Tanja becomes a key member of the organization and is eventually assigned as part of the FARC delegation to peace negotiations that lead to the end of the longest civil war in Latin America's history. But now her reunion with her family is held up by an Interpol arrest warrant.

Festivals

  • Dok.fest Munich, DOK.horizonte Competition, Germany (2023)
  • Salt Spring Film Festival, Canada (2024)
  • MILLENIUM Festival, Belgium (2024)
  • Millennium Docs Against Gravity Film Festival, Poland (2024)

More info

  • Theatrical release in Germany via mindjazz pictures, June 15, 2023