Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America
MovieTitle | Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Dec 13, 2018 |
Genre | Documentary, Music |
Director | Nelson Varas-Díaz |
Production country | Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Peru |
Production companies | Heavy Metal Studies - Latin America |
Run time | 96 min. |
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.