73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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Bajo las banderas, el sol / Under the Flags, the Sun

Juanjo Pereira
Paraguay - Argentina - USA - France - Germany      90 m.
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Through rare and long-forgotten footage, this documentary uncovers the hidden machinery of Alfredo Stroessner's dictatorship in Paraguay-one of history's longest-running regimes. From propaganda to international broadcasts, the film exposes how media shaped power, controlled memory, and built a legacy that still lingers today.

Director
Juanjo Pereira (Paraguay)
Screenplay
Juanjo Pereira
Production
Cine Mío (Paraguay)
Ivana Urízar, Juanjo Pereira
MaravillaCine (Argentina)
Paula Zyngierman, Leandro Listorti
Sabaté Films (Paraguay)
Gabriela Sabaté
Co-Production
weltfilm GmbH (Germany)
Kristina Konrad
Bird Street Production (USA)
James Costa
Lardux Films (France)
Hernan Mazzeo
Sales
Cinephil (Israel)
Photography
Francisco Bouzas, Pascual Glazer
Editing
Manuel Embalse, Juanjo Pereira
Music
Andrés Montero Bustamante
Sound
Julián Galay
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Run time
90 m.
Original language of the film
English , French , German , Guarani , Portuguese , Spanish
Country
Paraguay - Argentina - USA - France - Germany
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