Una mirada a la migración propia en Colombia representada en las obras cinematográficas “la tierra y la sombra” y “detrás de las montañas”

Abstract

The process of internal migration in Colombia has been a topic of great relevance since the beginning of its boom in the 50s; the cinema, in its role as a mirror that reflects the reality of society, has been commissioned to portray this phenomenon as of its arrival in the country. In the first part of the present investigation, the young adult is recognized as the main Colombian migrant and the lack of opportunities and internal conflict are identified as their main motivations when making the decision to migrate; Second, a list is made of the main Colombian films that talk about this topic and finally, the way in which this situation has been portrayed is explored, going into an even more specific analysis of one of the most successful films in the world. last decade, "Earth and the Shadow", comparing its migratory aspects as a case study, with the short film of our authorship, "Behind the Mountains".