Our Land (2025 film)
Documentary film directed by Lucrecia Martel
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Our Land (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.[3]
- María Alché
- Lucrecia Martel
- Benjamin Domenech
- Joslyn Barnes
- Santiago Gallelli
- Matías Roveda
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| Spanish | Nuestra Tierra |
| Directed by | Lucrecia Martel |
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| Cinematography | Ernesto De Carvalho |
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| Music by | Alfonso Olguín |
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Running time | 124 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
The film had its world premiere out of competition in the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on 31 August 2025.[4] At the 2025 BFI London Film Festival, it won the Best Film prize. It received critical acclaim for the exploration of post-colonial themes in Argentina.[5]
It was released theatrically in Argentina on 5 March 2026.
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.[6]
Production
Martel followed the case surrounding the 2009 murder of Javier Chocobar beginning in 2010 and attended the trial of Chocobar's murderer.[7] 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.[8] 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.[3][9]
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,[10] and in competition at the 69th BFI London Film Festival.[11] Distributed by Moving Pics,[12] it was released theatrically in Argentina on 5 March 2026.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 98% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10.[13]
