Gerónima

Gerónima was a real Mapuche Indian woman that lived in Argentinian Patagonia She lived with her four sons in a poor little house in the dry lands her family had owned for generations In 1976 during the military dictatorial government that disappeared 30000 people she and her four sons were visited by social workers Worried about Geronimas poor conditions of existence including health they took the whole family to the hospital to help them with unexpected tragic consequences The film that reconstruct Geronimas story is based in a interview realized by a physician while she was at the hospital The main actress Luisa Calcumil is also a real Mapuche woman as well as Aimé Painé the singer that interprets the authentic Mapuche songs the film includes