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María Helena Rueda Gómez
As Colombia faced the negotiation of a peace agreement between the government and the FARC guerrilla army, several films dealt with the challenges of a society trying to leave behind a decades-old armed conflict. This article focuses on films that shed light on the effects of such conflict, viewing them through the lens of loss—a long-lasting and irreparable consequence of violence. It discusses three films in detail: La sirga (2012), by William Vega; La tierra y la sombra (2015), by César Acevedo; and Siembra (2016), by Ángela Osorio and Santiago Lozano. Portraying characters that have experienced loss and inhabit a world indelibly marked by the void left by such loss, these films depict both their pain and the forces of survival that push them forward. They explore loss as an experience with political and creative potential, in which people can imagine a future where the wounds of the past are not forgotten. They also portray loss through an explora-tion of the liminal spaces of representation itself, using ambiguity and openness as a way to engage both local and international spectators.
