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Aganetha, Cornelio, Pedro and Jacobo live in the Mennonite colonies of El Savinal and El Capulin settled in the Mexican state of Chihuahua. These central European origins communities have wandered around the world for some 500 years in search of a place where they can practice their religion freely in the ancient Plautdietsch language. The two colonies both look like a typical German farming community of the 19th Century, with large families devoted to working the land; but they are fiercely independent from one another. The colony of El Savinal lives in isolation, to preserve its belief in an austere existence, in accordance with the teachings of the Bible. It rejects any modern technology, symbol of a worldly, consumer society. Whereas life in the colony of El Capulin underwent huge changes, accepting innovations such as electricity and cars. The film tells the stories of four Mennonites living in the two colonies. In balance between tradition and modernity, between past and future, the four protagonists are longing for their "perfect world".

Italy - 2006 - 1 h 10 mn - DV Cam - Colour

Director Diego D'Innocenzo, Marco Leopardi Writer Roberta Cortella Camera Marco Leopardi Sound Luca Bertolin Editing Chiara Ronchini Music Roberto Gori, Edoardo Bignozzi

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