
AnaisTaracenastartedfilmingElíasBarahonain2014,whenhewasawitnessinatrialforcrimesagainsthumanitythatoccurredduringthecivilwarinGuatemala.Twoweekslater,hedied.Barahonawasknownas‘TheMole’,ajournalistwhoinfiltratedthebowelsofthemostrepressivegovernmentinGuatemala’shistory,workingfortheMinisterofInterior,DonaldoRuiz.Unabletorevealhistruepoliticalidentity,andaccusedofbeingatraitorbyhisformercomrades,hegainsaccesstoinformationaboutthepoliticalviolenceplannedfromtheofficesofthemilitarygovernment,andindoingso,isabletohelptheresistance.InAnaisTaracena’sfilm,thesearchforthisstoryimmersesusinthememoriesofacountryforcedtoforget.TherevelationsfromthepastopencracksinthewallsofsilencethatsurroundGuatemala’shistory–ahistorythatremainslargelyobscured.