It will receive its gala UK premiere on 25 February at the Glasgow Film Theatre, launching the 22nd edition of the film festival.
Bustos Sierra, who previously directed the documentary Nae Pasaran, about how a boycott by East Kilbride Rolls Royce factory workers helped end General Pinochet’s regime in 1970s Chile, said he could not wait for his new film to be shown to a hometown crowd in Glasgow.
He added: “This film is a snapshot of a day, of a neighbourhood, and of gestures repeated through time, for the right to have a voice and to live in peace.
“Glasgow’s long history of civil disobedience and meaningful change has been a barometer throughout the making of this film. I cannot wait to watch it at the GFT with its hometown audience, for whom we can only hope it’ll be a joyful reminder of what a beacon they can be in uncertain times.”
Paul Gallagher, the head of programme for the film festival, said the new film was hugely inspiring and tells a story “pertinent for the whole world right now”.
The film is executive produced by two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson and is slated for a full cinema release in March.