Civil war in Peru
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- DirectorFabrizio AguilarStarsAntonio CallirgosEduardo CestiAristóteles PichoJuan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose. There are no white hats on any side: critical thought without love of life bears no fruit, writes Erich Fromm.
- DirectorFederico García HurtadoA group of poor, abused farmers fight for agrarian reform and a more equal society.
- DirectorNilo PereiraStarsMarino LeónPatricia CabreraDiana EscobarHarassed by the terrorists, chased by the police, his only choice is to escape.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGustavo BuenoToño VegaJosé TejadaThe Peruvian anti-terrorist army takes control of a far away and unknown small village isolated in the Andes by the terrorist militia "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path), during the dirty war in Peru at 80's decade.
- DirectorClaudia LlosaStarsMagaly SolierSusi SánchezEfraín SolísFausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsMelania UrbinaMagdyel UgazYvonne FrayssinetA Peruvian schoolteacher conspires with a journalist to assassinate the official responsible for her fiancé's murder.
- DirectorJohn MalkovichStarsJavier BardemLaura MoranteJuan Diego BottoA police detective in a South American country is dedicated to hunting down a revolutionary guerilla leader.
- DirectorMenahem GolanStarsJoe LaraBilly DragoChristopher AtkinsAn intense drama based on the true story of Peruvian rebels who in 1997 kidnapped several hundred high-ranking diplomats and government officials in an attempt to force the release of 400 political prisoners.