Leading up to the 2020 elections in the Dominican Republic, director Nayibe Tavares-Abel explores the fragility of democracy through the history of her own politically polarized family. Her paternal grandfather, Froilán Tavares, one-time head of the electoral board, was accused in 1990 of enabling electoral fraud in favour of the authoritarian regime of Joaquín Balaguer. Prior to that, on her maternal side, her uncle Amín Abel was murdered for his left-wing activism against Balaguer. The building of a family tree, conversations with family members, and a wealth of archival materials guide the director in her search for answers while providing a sensitive lyrical texture for the film. Personal history and collective memory?intertwine beautifully to unfold the complex political history of Tavares-Abel’s country and at the same time shed light on themes that resonate beyond borders, such as election integrity and authoritarianism, and across family ecosystems through the vulnerability of truth and memory. Lucila Moctezuma.
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