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Martel’s Documentary Spurs Prison Return for Chocobar Killers

5/7/2026

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After the September 2025 premiere of filmmaker Lucrecia Martel’s documentary “Our Land”, a court upheld conviction, returning two of Javier Chocobar’s murderers to prison.
The film documents the 2009 killing of Indigenous activist Javier Chocobar in Tucumán and 2018 trial of his attackers, which Martel says should change perception, not soothe rich.
After spending 14 years gathering material for an archive used by Chuschagasta community, Martel declined Hollywood offers to remain in Argentina.

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After the September 2025 premiere of filmmaker Lucrecia Martel’s documentary “Our Land”, a court upheld conviction, returning two of Javier Chocobar’s murderers to prison.
The film documents the 2009 killing of Indigenous activist Javier Chocobar in Tucumán and 2018 trial of his attackers, which Martel says should change perception, not soothe rich.
After spending 14 years gathering material for an archive used by Chuschagasta community, Martel declined Hollywood offers to remain in Argentina.