TODOS SANTOS: THE SURVIVORS goes on to demonstrate how the political turmoil of the 1980s affected this once quiet village. Farming and seasonal migration patterns have been altered. Many have fled to Guatemala City, while others are refugees in Mexico. The remaining males aged 15 to 60 are forced into civilian patrols as part of the army's counter-insurgency plan. Villagers who once spoke freely with outsiders are now afraid to talk at all.

A haunting look underneath the silence which blankets much of Guatemala today, TODOS SANTOS: THE SURVIVORS documents the legacy of a bloody civil war, and the wounds that remain unhealed even after the guns have stopped firing.

One of the Todos Santos Films. See also TODOS SANTOS CUCHUMATAN.

"An excellent teaching tool for courses in sociology, anthropology or political science."—Allan F Burns, Professor of Anthropology, University of Florida