A handful of young Peruvian investigative police agents led by Colonel Benedicto Jiménez, took on the difficult task of capturing the leader of the Shining Path terrorist group, AbimaelGuzmán. Influenced by Marx, Lenin and Mao ideology, Guzmán fostered the creation of a machine of death and destruction to seize power. In 29 months, the Special Intelligence Group – GEIN accomplished what had not been achieved in 12 years of internal warfare, discovering the clandestine organization’s modus operandi, as well as identify the hiding places where AbimaelGuzmán lived. Nobody expected to found him in militar middle class residential neighborhoods. Through unprecedented interviews and recreations, 1509 Operation Victory, the fallen of Shining Path, tells a vibrant, revealing story that sheds light on one of the most astonishing events of the late twentieth century.
Production
Bliss SAC
Peru, 58 minutes. 2011
Directed by
Judith Vélez
Executive Production
Abraham Vurnbrand & Hugo Ross
Director of Photography
Marco Arauco
Editing
Roberto Benavides
Sound
Rosa Maria Oliart
Awards
2011 Festival Iberoamericano de Huelva – Spain
2011 15 Festival de Cine de Lima – PUCP
2013 Festival of New Peruvian Films New York University
2014 Casa de las Américas – Madrid – Spain
A handful of young Peruvian investigative police agents led by Colonel Benedicto Jiménez, took on the difficult task of capturing the leader of the Shining Path terrorist group, AbimaelGuzmán. Influenced by Marx, Lenin and Mao ideology, Guzmán fostered the creation of a machine of death and destruction to seize power. In 29 months, the Special Intelligence Group – GEIN accomplished what had not been achieved in 12 years of internal warfare, discovering the clandestine organization’s modus operandi, as well as identify the hiding places where AbimaelGuzmán lived. Nobody expected to found him in militar middle class residential neighborhoods. Through unprecedented interviews and recreations, 1509 Operation Victory, the fallen of Shining Path, tells a vibrant, revealing story that sheds light on one of the most astonishing events of the late twentieth century.