Minefield is a project that reunites Argentine and British veterans from the Falklands/Malvinas war to explore what is left of it in their heads 34 years later.

In a film set turned into a time machine the ones who fought are teleported into the past to reconstruct their war and aftermath memories. Lou Armour was on the cover of every newspaper when the Argentines took him prisoner on April 2nd and is now a special needs teacher. Rubén Otero survived the sinking of ARA General Belgrano and has now a Beatles tribute band. David Jackson spent his time at war listening and transcribing radio codes and now listens to other veterans in his psychology practice. Gabriel Sagastume was a soldier who never wanted to shoot and is now a criminal attorney. Sukrim Rai was a Ghurka who knew how to use his knife and works currently as a security guard. Marcelo Vallejo was an aimer for mortar and is now a triathlon champion. The only thing they have in common is that they are veterans. But what is a veteran; a survivor, a hero, a madman? The project confronts different visions of war bringing together old enemies to tell one single story.

Minefield looks into the marks left by war, the relationship between experience and fiction and the thousand ways of representing memory.

Press

Credits

Written and directed by Lola Arias.
Con Lou Armour, David Jackson, Gabriel Sagastume, Ruben Otero, Sukrim Rai, Marcelo Vallejo.
Research & Production Sofia Medici, Luz Algranti
Set Mariana Tirantte
Music Ulises Conti
Light David Seldes
Video Martin Borini
Sound engineer Roberto Pellegrino, Ernesto Fara
Costumes Andy Piffer
Assistant Erika Teichert
Production assistant Lucila Piffer
Production and technical assistant Imanol López
Costume assistant Federico Castellón Arrieta
UK research assistant Kate O’Connor

TOUR AND COMMISSION

First comissiones by LIFT Festival. And coproduced by Brighton Festival, Royal Court Theatre, Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Theaterformen, Le Quai Angers, Künstlerhaus Mousonturm, Maison des Arts de Créteil, Humain Trop Humain / CDN de Montpellier.

Supported by the British Council Argentina.

Brighton Festival, LIFT Festival London, Theaterformen Braunschweig, Athens & Epidaurus Festival, Centro de las Artes UNSAM Buenos Aires, Festival Teatro a Mil Santiago, Maison des Arts de Creteil, Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Le Quai, Angers, Humain trop humain, Montpellier, Culturgest, Lisboa, Portugal, FITEI, Porto, Portugal, Edinburgh International Festival.

2019
EEUU
Under the Radar Festival at NYU Skirball
Fairfield University / Quick Center for the Performing Arts
Walker Art Center Minneapolis, MN 
SPAIN
Festival GREC - Barcelona
MEXICO
Festival Internacional de Artes Escénicas - Ciudad de México
LITHUANIA
Sirenos Festival - Vilnius
ARGENTINA
Complejo Teatral de Buenos Aires - Buenos Aires

2020
GERMANY
¡Adelante! Festival - Heidelberg