Tupamaro: Urban Guerrillas (Vigilante Documentary) | Real Stories

In the slums of Caracas, Venezuela there are places where the police don’t go. Here in the murder capital of the world armed leftist groups protect the people with their own brand of revolutionary justice. The “colectivos” have been hailed by some as modern-day Robin Hoods, and by others as violent thugs who rule the shanty towns with an eye for eye mentality and no regard for the law. With unprecedented access to these controversial vigilantes, this award winning film chronicles seven turbulent years in the life of Alberto “Chino” Carias, a former guerrilla fighter and Tupamaro colectivo leader, who rose to prominence after Hugo Chavez became president of Venezuela. Once accused of robbing banks and killing cops, Chino sheds his outlaw reputation and embraced Chavez’s socialist revolution that promised to empower the country’s poor and redistribute the countries vast oil wealth. He becomes a public official under Chavez but never lays down his guns and soon becomes one of the most powerful and feared people in Caracas. But after Chavez dies and Nicolas Maduro becomes president, Venezuela’s struggling economy collapses. Bloodshed threatens the lives of all Tupamaros and risks unraveling the very revolution they dedicated their lives to. In the absence of true law and order, Chino clings to his contradictory roles as saint and executioner. Directed by MARTIN ANDRES MARKOVITS, Produced by MATT WEINGLASS, MARTIN ANDRES MARKOVITS, PETER MARSHALL SMITH, and CARLOS CORREDOR, Co-Produced by ANDREW ROSATI and SEBASTIAN KENNEDY, Co-Executive Produced by RYAN FOLAND, MICHELLE BEREZAN, FRANCISCO ROMAN and ROSSANA LAFIANZA, Executive Produced by ED ASNER Facebook - Instagram - @realstoriesdocs Twitter: Content licensed from Sideways Films. Any queries, please contact us at: owned-enquiries@ Want to watch more full-length Documentaries? Click here: