Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America

(2018)

Genres: Documentary, Music

Year: 2018

Runtime: 96 мин

Country: Argentina, Chile

Director: Nelson Varas-Díaz

Cast: Alonso Herrera, Eloy Arturo, Alejandro Jarrín, Johnny Chávez, Alberto Pimentel, Luis Oropeza, César Gallegos, Chris Irarrázaval, Maximiliano Sánchez Moncada, Yanko Tolic

Plot

In this documentary film a team of researchers examine the social contexts that influenced the emergence and permanence of heavy metal music in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Peru. Colonialism, dictatorships, terrorism and neoliberal exploitation serve as points of reference for how heavy metal in the region has been directly linked to each country's social and political context.