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Venezuela9 Essential Films from VenezuelaStop 5 of 9

Araya

1959

This lyrical documentary spends a day among the salt-workers of a remote Venezuelan peninsula, where families have harvested salt by hand for five centuries in a timeless, grueling cycle of labor. A hypnotic, poetic masterpiece.

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Part of 9 Essential Films from Venezuela

This film is stop 5 of 9 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Venezuela. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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