FALN

This 1965 documentary on a civil war serves as a significant time capsule of Venezuelan political and social history, offering valuable context for the country's ongoing social conflicts. *FALN* documents key events of the period, including the 1958 overthrow of dictator Pérez Jiménez and the flawed social reform efforts of Rómulo Betancourt's government, as well as the 1962 emergence of the National Liberation Movement—FALN. The FALN pursued rural and urban guerrilla activities throughout the 1960s, but without achieving its goal of a coup d'état or securing the support of the nation's poor, the organization had largely faded by the end of the decade. A compilation documentary combining archival footage and original material shot by members of the revolutionary movement, *FALN* draws comparisons between American foreign policy in Venezuela and its actions in other countries, particularly Vietnam.