By the Name of Tania 2019

Overview

By the Name of Tania is a 2019 documentary film directed by Bénédicte Liénard and Mary Jiménez. The film is set against the backdrop of the Amazon, which flows through the goldmine-gashed landscape of northern Peru. The narrative utilizes real eyewitness accounts to tell the story of a young woman who leaves her village in a hopeful attempt to escape its constrictions. Her journey takes a dark turn when she falls into the clutches of forced prostitution. As the story progresses, she is step by step robbed of her moral and physical integrity. The film aims to reconstitute a space of dignity for the subject, returning voice and identity to a fate that was previously nameless. Through its imagery, the documentary captures the girl’s traumatic odyssey and embodies the destruction of life. The cast includes Tanit Lidia Coquiche Cenepo, Fiorella del Aguila, Ismael Vasquez Colchado, and Yossimar Vietto Omnia. The production has a runtime of one hour and twenty-five minutes and was released in Germany on February 10, 2019.