the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Jun 23, 2025
This film is loosely based on actual events at Wounded Knee in 1973 and events at other Native American reservations. It shows organized protest against the U.S. government which was using the power of the state to force Native Americans to give up their rights to their land and to strip mine the land for uranium. The mines were polluting the water and causing sickness and death. You see ordinary people forced to become active and to fight for their community.
The film is particularity relevant today. Current politicians want to sell off millions of acres of federal land to private developers so that they can strip the land of their oil or mineral wealth.
This film focuses on a family in Iran during the “Women Life Freedom” movement in Iran. The film was made secretly and smuggled out of Iran. It contains footage of these protests: women throwing off their hijabs and running battles in the streets.
The father of the family depicted in the movie is a recently promoted functionary of the Iranian state who has the power of life and death over the accused. His wife and two daughters become slowly aware of the role of the state and come to rebel against it.
The film seems to say if people just become aware, society will change. However, only the working class can seize control and overturn the state and begin the battle for a new world.