Life Is Sacred

Colombia has been plagued by decades of civil war, drug cartels and corruption. Generations of Colombians who have grown up with this violence take it for granted. Politicians talk tough about taking on the fight. And then someone appears who begins to proclaim that "Life is sacred." Antanas Mockus, a philosopher, mathematician, university professor and former mayor of Bogota, is the Green Party's presidential candidate. It is like a revelation and he soon wins people's hearts with his positive message of peace and nonviolence and heats up their pre-election enthusiasm. But will it be enough to beat the establishment, which profits from the war and drug trafficking? (One World)