This stunning documentary directed by Bernando Ruiz shows how science became the cornerstone of a universal fight for human rights. The story starts in the 1980s, when a group of Argentine students decide to help legendary forensic scientist Clyde Snow with his investigation into the desaparacidos – the thousands of people who ‘disappeared’ during the Argentine dictatorship in the preceding years. The team had great success, because in the decades that followed they were called upon to dig for the truth behind massacres and mass graves all over the world, from Kurdistan to Ethiopia, including the horrific El Mozoto massacre in El Salvador. Wherever they go, the scientists manage to uncover the truth, but not without danger. 

The film will be introduced by forensic and physical anthropologist Tristan Krap, Assistant Professor in Forensic Medicine and Anthropology at Maastricht University. Together with him, we will take the time after the documentary to reflect on it.

In close collaboration with Lumière Cinema, we have curated 2 films (Neutrino and El Equipo) from this year’s festival selection at the InScience International Science Film Festival, in Nijmegen.