Tambiг©n La Lluvia [ EXTENDED ]

The filmmakers choose Bolivia for its "cheap labor," mirroring the very exploitation they are condemning in their film.

While they attempt to depict the 16th-century indigenous resistance to Spanish gold-seekers, they are swept up in the real-world 2000 Cochabamba Water War . This conflict erupted when a multinational consortium privatized the local water supply, making it illegal for citizens to even collect rainwater—hence the title. TambiГ©n la lluvia

The film follows a Spanish film crew, led by the idealistic director Sebastián ( Gael García Bernal ) and the pragmatic producer Costa (Luis Tosar), who travel to , to shoot a revisionist drama about Christopher Columbus. The filmmakers choose Bolivia for its "cheap labor,"