Content & Trigger Warnings for MATARIFE (2020)

Targeted killings based on political affiliation and social activism

Targeted violence against journalists, union leaders, and political opponents

Deaths of children in massacres and political violence depicted

Deaths of children during massacres and conflict are documented through testimony and reports.

Families of victims cope with devastating loss from political violence

Collective mourning and the generational trauma of political violence in Colombia

Political propaganda, media manipulation, and state-sponsored disinformation campaigns

State-level cover-ups and revisionist narratives used to conceal atrocities

Systematic political killings and massacres of civilians documented throughout

Continued documentation of mass killings and systematic political extermination

The documentary details paramilitary massacres and mass killings of civilians in Colombia, including graphic descriptions and archival footage.

Politically motivated kidnappings and forced disappearances of journalists and activists

Continued disappearances and politically motivated abductions

Mass kidnappings and forced disappearances are central subjects, with testimony from survivors and families of victims.

Armed conflict between paramilitary groups, guerrillas, and state forces

Paramilitary operations and guerrilla warfare continue throughout

Armed conflict between paramilitary forces, guerrillas, and military is depicted through footage and detailed accounts.

Political prisoners and unjust detention of dissidents and journalists

Systemic injustice and political persecution of innocents continue

Drug trafficking operations and narcotics culture central to the political narrative

Deepening exploration of narco-politics and drug money's role in government corruption

Drug-related deaths depicted in connection with trafficking operations

Children caught in the crossfire of political violence and forced recruitment

Ongoing exploitation and endangerment of minors in the conflict

Graphic depictions of political violence, massacres, and assassination aftermath in Colombia

Continued graphic political violence with unflinching depictions of its consequences

Pervasive firearms violence including executions, shootouts, and armed attacks

Executions, targeted assassinations, and armed confrontations remain constant

Sexual violence used as a weapon of political terror depicted in disturbing scenes

Sexual violence against women in conflict zones depicted with disturbing realism

Sexual violence committed by paramilitary forces against civilians is discussed extensively through survivor testimony.

Forced labor and servitude imposed on civilian populations by paramilitary groups is documented.

Brutal torture sequences connected to paramilitary and cartel operations

Escalating torture and interrogation scenes connected to political corruption