The Mennonites who arrived in Mexico in 1922 after a lengthy stream of immigration, converted the desert into farmable land, and were rewarded with an economic boom. Today 30,000 Mennonites live in Northen Mexico, and are caught in a struggle between isolation and opening up to the world. Through the testimonies of various Mennonites, we are given an insight into a community that is full of contradictions and conflicts, and in which the importance of tradition is questioned by voices of change and dissidence.
Type: DocumentaryLength: 62 minutes
Year: 2000
Audio Language: Spanish, German
Subtitles: English
Themes: Mexico
Director(s): Adele Schmidt
