Habilito: Deuda por Vida

Habilito: Debt for Life

Documents the conflicts and tensions that arise between highland migrants and Mosetenes, members of an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. It focuses particularly on a system of debt peonage known locally as ‘habilito’. This system is used throughout the Bolivian lowlands, and much of the rest of the Amazon basin, to secure labor in remote areas.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
51 mins
Status
Finished
All details and tags

Details

Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
51 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Aug 25, 2010
Season
2010
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
Favorites
0
Reviews
0
Genres
Documentary
Country
BO
English
Habilito: Debt for Life

Tags

indigenous50%bolivia50%debt50%colonisation50%labor50%logging50%indigenous peoples50%mosetenes50%

Description

Documents the conflicts and tensions that arise between highland migrants and Mosetenes, members of an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. It focuses particularly on a system of debt peonage known locally as ‘habilito’. This system is used throughout the Bolivian lowlands, and much of the rest of the Amazon basin, to secure labor in remote areas.

Immersion

Japanese

Staff

Recommendations

No recommendations yet. Add the first one.