El Velo de Berta (The Veil of Berta)

"The Veil of Berta" is the delicate narration of the story of Berta Quintremán, an elderly indigenous woman who at the age of 88 leads the last group opposing the construction of the Ralco project, a gigantic dam that will stop the flow of the Bio-Bio River and flood the land where her native Pehuenche community, Ralco Lepoy, have lived for centuries. Berta, a woman with a strong personality and a unique blend of humor and energy, lives alone on her small piece of land, and observes all the traditions of her people. On a daily basis she greets the trees and the sun, takes mate (a typical herbal tea) with her dead and says prayers. At the same time she confronts the authorities of Endesa and the government, managing to halt the machinery and work together with other families to prevent the flooding of their land.