ComingSoon is excited to debut an exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary Maxima, centering on Peruvian indigenous farmer Máxima Acuña. The movie will release this fall.
“Hailed by audiences as this year’s Honeyland, the highly buzzed and acclaimed Maxima follows Peruvian indigenous farmer Máxima Acuña in her fight to protect her land as she stands up to the largest gold producer in the world: US-based Newmont Mining Corporation,” reads the official synopsis.
Check out the exclusive Maxima clip below:
“Throughout Máxima’s fight for justice, the film provides an illustrative case study in the tactics used by transnational corporations to commit human rights violations and environmental crimes, the role played by non-profits and The World’s Bank, and, ultimately, the resilience of one woman who refuses to back down. Maxima shows audiences that CHANGE IS POSSIBLE,” the synopsis continues.
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Maxima was the Audience Award winner at the 2019 Hot Docs, and an audience Top 10 at IDFA. It also received the Honorable Mention Grand Jury Award at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival
and Best of Fest at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2020, among many other prizes.
