La Estrategia — Del Caracol English Subtitles |top|

La estrategia del caracol won numerous international awards and holds a special place in Colombian history. In 2015, critics recognized it as arguably the most important Colombian film ever made.

The film is set in a dilapidated, yet majestic, colonial house in the center of Bogotá (specifically the neighborhood of La Candelaria). The building is home to a diverse group of tenants who have lived there for decades. They are a cross-section of Colombian society: aging Spanish Civil War refugees, French-educated intellectuals, prostitutes, honest laborers, and orphaned children. la estrategia del caracol english subtitles

The film follows the comedic and tragic process of the tenants uniting. They build their own water system, create a pulley system for food, and fortify the building. Ultimately, they execute a plan so bold—it involves physically moving the entire house inch by inch—that it becomes a legend in the city. La estrategia del caracol won numerous international awards

The film is set in a dilapidated mansion in Bogotá, Colombia. The plot revolves around a group of tenants who have lived in the building for years, creating a tight-knit, albeit poor, community. Their way of life is threatened when the landlord, with the help of corrupt lawyers and police, attempts to evict them to sell the property for commercial development. The building is home to a diverse group

Just as a snail can seal itself inside its shell to survive harsh weather, the tenants decide to seal themselves inside the house. They will make the house self-sustaining and impenetrable, ignoring the outside world until the "storm" passes and the landlord is forced to negotiate.