El Salvador. Children of a Rape
Description
The infamous 18 are El Salvador's biggest gang. The members battle with the rival MS13 for control of the drug market. They charge rent to local businesses and kill those who don't pay. They are teenagers, the orphans of civil war, born in the heat of battle and unfazed by death. MS13 and the 18 together form the world's biggest multinational gang. Padre, a local priest says, "If Christ had been born here he'd have been high-risk…born poor and with a 90 percent chance of going into a gang." Here is a fascinating insight into the gang warfare that ravages El Salvador.
Runtime
66 min
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Geography
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Date of Publication
[2012], c2009
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Films on Demand
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