Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre
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- 2004
| Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre | |
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| Directed by | Ángel Palacios |
| Written by | Ángel Palacios |
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Running time | 105 min |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Language | Spanish |
Puente Llaguno: Claves de una Masacre (English: Llaguno Bridge: Keys to a Massacre) (2004) is a documentary film about the events of the 2002 Llaguno Overpass events in Caracas, Venezuela.
The film argues that "anti-Chávez opposition alliance manipulated coverage ... to make it look like the government used gunmen to shoot and kill opposition demonstrators".[1] The Puente Llaguno of the title is a bridge in central Caracas, near the Miraflores Palace, made infamous by the events of 11 April 2002, when Venezuelan private media showed gunmen firing from it at opposition protestors.[1]
The documentary claimed that the Chavistas on the bridge did not begin shooting until 4:38 pm, by which time most of the opposition deaths had already occurred. American academic Brian Nelson responds that such claims are false, showing that opposition demonstrator Jesús Arellano was killed just before 2:30 pm, with photos showing Chavistas further up the street brandishing firearms and closer than purported by the earlier sources.[2]
Production
Director Ángel Palacios is described as a "staunch supporter of President Hugo Chávez who is nevertheless frequently critical of stances taken by the government"; he graduated in film studies from Cuba's San Antonio de los Baños.[1]
