Prisoners of the Land (1939)

In the heart of an Argentine yerba mate plantation in 1915, a heartless foreman discovers the love of a worker for the daughter of the town doctor, and takes a personal revenge. As the tension mounts, irreversible consequences are unleashed, plunging the atmosphere into terrible hostility. This social-folklore drama by the master Mario Sóffici is celebrated since its premiere, it stands at a crucial moment in Argentine culture, becoming an indispensable reference in the field of denunciation cinema within the Latin American tradition.