BUSCO PERSONAS:  THE STORY OF A DISPLACED GENERATION

Directed By: Lagan Sebert & Sandra Sampayo

Review By: Kim Jindra

BUSCO PERSONAS takes a look at the forgotten faces of Colombia’s 40-year-war. What started as a political conflict is now little more than a fight for drug money and territory, and it is innocent Colombians who are paying the price. The film is set to the soundtrack of vibrant Colombian music from Grammy winning artists Juanes and Aterciopelados as well as newcomers ChocQuibTown. BUSCO PERSONAS goes from the shanty towns of southern Bogota to the edge of the conflict in rural Colombia—letting some of the four million internally displaced people tell their story while examining one of the most ignored humanitarian crises in the world.

This amazing film tells the story of the innocent people who are caught in the middle of the power struggle in Columbia.  Neither the left nor the right is a friend to the average person.  Entire towns have been destroyed and one-tenth of Columbia's population has been forced from their homes. Obviously the fertile farmland could be used for food but cocaine is a more profitable export.  It is a sad situation from a humanitarian position but not one with an easy solution.   This is a concise and heart wrenching piece of film making.