This excellent documentary takes the very unexpected twist of looking at the Cuban literacy campaign from the perspective of the young girls and women who were sent into the countryside to teach reading and writing to complete strangers.
In the very male-dominated society of the time it was a sort of "coming-out" for some and a liberation for others, and very much changed most of their lives forever.
It's a fascinating story told by the protagonists themselves - some of the thousands who found themselves suddenly in charge of their own lives as well as the education of others some 3 to 4 times their age.
A documentary that underlines an unrecognized (at least for me) side-effect of one of the most remarkable accomplishments of any society in history.
In the very male-dominated society of the time it was a sort of "coming-out" for some and a liberation for others, and very much changed most of their lives forever.
It's a fascinating story told by the protagonists themselves - some of the thousands who found themselves suddenly in charge of their own lives as well as the education of others some 3 to 4 times their age.
A documentary that underlines an unrecognized (at least for me) side-effect of one of the most remarkable accomplishments of any society in history.