Directed by Jesse Freeston ∙ 2015 ∙ Canada - Honduras ∙ 92'

RESISTENCIA: THE FIGHT FOR THE AGUAN VALLEY follows farmers of the fertile Aguan Valley who responded to 2009 Honduran military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. These farmers took over 10,000 acres of palm oil plantations that had been under the illegal control of the most powerful man in the country, Honduran tycoon and one of the orchestrators of the coup, Miguel Facussé Barjum.

In the face of horrifically violent responses from Facussé and his paramilitary security guards, the farmers of Aguan Valley persisted and established co-ops on the reclaimed land. RESISTENCIA depicts this riveting story, profiling some of the leaders who have resisted this violence and continued to fight for their right to land, safety, security and peace.