LA PAGA

In the Andes, a peasant works the land under exploitative conditions to ensure his family’s survival. His son is sick, his wife is pregnant, and he replicates the violence that surrounds him within his own home. Without money for medical care, he gets drunk one night and is arrested. In prison, in a fit of rage, he rebels against the village’s political boss in the only way he can.

La Paga was a pioneering work of social and political cinema in Latin America, influenced by Italian neorealism and Soviet cinema. Inspired by the director’s childhood memories, the film denounces the exploitation of the peasantry.