El Velador (The Night Watchman) - Trailer
Preview: Season 25 Episode 9 | 1m 24s
From dusk to dawn, a guard watches over the mausoleums of Mexican drug lords.
From dusk to dawn, 'El Velador' accompanies Martin, a guard who watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds us that, amid the turmoil of a drug war that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, ordinary existence persists in Mexico and quietly defies the dead.
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Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the...
El Velador (The Night Watchman) - Trailer
Preview: Season 25 Episode 9 | 1m 24s
From dusk to dawn, 'El Velador' accompanies Martin, a guard who watches over the extravagant mausoleums of some of Mexico’s most notorious drug lords. In the labyrinth of the cemetery, this film about violence without violence reminds us that, amid the turmoil of a drug war that has claimed more than 50,000 lives, ordinary existence persists in Mexico and quietly defies the dead.
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El Velador: Los Jardines del Humaya Cemetary
Clip: S25 Ep9 | 7m 37s | Every night, Martin watches over the mausoleums of Mexico's notorious drug lords. (7m 37s)
El Velador: Filmmaker Interview with Natalia Almada
Clip: S25 Ep9 | 27m 26s | Almada talks about the making of the acclaimed documentary 'El Velador' (27m 26s)
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