Film Description

This documentary is a sequel to the story of popular resistance described in the directors' 2002 video LAND, YES! AIRPLANES, NO! The rural Mexican farm community of San Salvador de Atenco has had its land sold from under its feet to build an airport that will serve not the community, but multinational business interests. Their first demonstration was greeted by violent government repression that left several farmers badly beaten and jailed. Now, after the protest, the people's grief and indignation, their love of their land, their sense of their history, and their religious faith have emboldened them to continue their fight.

As their struggle grows and becomes more publicized, it reaches the attention of people from Los Angeles to Poland, who begin to see that their own struggles over health care and labor and Atenco's fight for its land are all symptoms of the same problem. With its dramatic footage, gripping personal accounts, and interesting characters, this video puts a human face on the struggle against the ravages of neoliberalism and government malfeasance.