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"Elal and the Animals"

"Elal and the Animals"Elal y los Animales/Elal and the Animals
(2007, 15 min.) CHILE
Director: Ana María Pávez
In Spanish with English subtitles.

Based on a myth of the Aonikenk (Tehuelche) people about the origin of the Earth. The culture hero Elal faces the wrath of his father, Noshtex, who is envious of his son's special powers and wants to kill him. To save the boy, the animals take him to the distant land of Patagonia, the homeland of his descendants today.

Image credits: Elal and the Animals

Ana María Pávez

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