Spanish village follows communist policies

(9 Sep 2009)
Marinaleda, Andalucia, Spain - July, 10th, 2009
1. Pan right from street to sign for developing housing complex
2. Wide of woman walking along houses
3. Mid of same woman walking
4. Pan right from street to wide of road sign
5. Close-up road sign that reads 'Plaza Sdor. Allende'
6. Close-up road sign that reads 'Ernesto Che Guevara '
7. Wide of town hall
8. Pan right town hall sign to entrance of town hall
9. Set up shots of Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, mayor of Marinaleda
10. SOUNDBITE(Spanish) Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, mayor of Marinaleda:
"We have the portrait of "Che" (Guevara) because he is much more dignified than (King) Juan Carlos of Borbon who was imposed by (General Francisco) Franco. We also have the republican flag because we believe in the Spain of the Third Republic and not in the monarchy, because it is not rational. In doing this we push the law to the limit, as far as we can. And sometimes we even trespass it. Because the law is the dictatorship of the powerful."
11. Mid of men in office walking towards desk
12. Mid of Juan Manueal Sanchez Gordillo signing document
13. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo, mayor of Marinaleda:
"We need to get rid of "money as god" as the centre of everything and also justifying anything in order to achieve an economic goal. Because that is what capitalism does. We need to change the system. We need to subvert the established order and to create another type of society."
14. Wide of people around swimming pool
15. Various close-ups of people in swimming pool
16. Mid of women laying towels on grass
17. Various close-ups of people playing cards
18. SOUNDBITE(Spanish) Maria Jose Prieto:
"I don't know any other system. We can only talk of what we have. And we are happy. We do everything together. Those who can, participate more and those who can't, participate less. But we all participate and everything is fine. It works fine because everybody puts its small contribution to a communal task."
19. Zoom out of sign to developing housing complex
20. Tracking shot of man entering white building
21. Various set-up shots of Jose Antonio Carmona, construction worker(drinking water in kitchen, finishing up his house)
22. SOUNDBITE(Spanish) Jose Antonio Carmona, construction worker:
"Once you've finished your home the construction material that was given to you by the town hall is to be paid in monthly instalments. And the payer decides how much he can pay per month. This is decided in a community board meeting. The new housing development has twenty self constructors and here we were eighteen. I pay 15 euro ($21) per month for the materials."
23. Pan right from across farm sign to communal road
24. Pan right from house to entrance of farm
25. Wide of workers in front of farm sign
26. Mid of Antonio Gomez driving mini truck
27. Mid of Antonio Gomez picking up tomatoes
28. Various set-up shots of Antonio, Gomez, communal farmer
29. SOUNDBITE(Spanish) Antonio Gomez, communal farmer:
"This works in a cooperative system. I come to work every day and I make 46.5 euro ($65.6) per day approximately. I work in the greenhouses and the seed houses. We grow tomatoes, watermelons and spicy peppers that we take to the preserved food factory."
30. Wide shot of agricultural tool
31. Wide shot of farm
32. Various of immigrant workers picking up garlic
LEADIN
The global economic slump is taxing the world's leaders - but in one Spanish town they're sticking to a strict communist regime.
This go-it-alone enclave follows in the footsteps of Karl Marx, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
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