Director
Kiro Russo
Composer
Miguel Llanque
Cast
Julio Cezar Ticona, Max Bautista Uchasara, Francisa Arce de Aro
Edition 2021
85'
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2021
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Drama
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Dialogue:
Spanish
Fascinating film from Bolivian filmmaker Kiro Russo in which nature, mysticism and the poisson of a vibrant city collide. Winner of the juryprize in Orizzonti-competition at la Biennale di Venezia.
Bolivia, today. After walking for a week, Elder and his miner companions arrive in La Paz to demand for the reinstatement of their job. Suddenly, Elder starts to feel sick... With the help of the elderly Mamá Pancha, Elder and his friends find work in the market. But Elder’s condition worsens, he’s choking and struggling for breath… Mamá Pancha sends him to Max - a witch doctor, hermit and clown - who may be able to bring the young man back to life.
"An ailing manual worker encounters a traditional shaman in this La Paz-set mystical drama. Filtering big ideas and social criticism through a dreamy if unflinching homage to the sights, sounds and people of the city, Kiro Russo's makes an unsettling, intriguing portrait of a society straddled between old and new." - Screen Daily
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Credits
Directors
Kiro Russo
Composers
Miguel Llanque
Cast
Julio Cezar Ticona, Max Bautista Uchasara, Francisa Arce de Aro
Scenario
Kiro Russo
Director of Photography
Pablo Paniagua
Editors
Felipe Gálvez Haberle, Pablo Paniagua, Kiro Russo
Producers
Pablo Paniagua, Alexa Rivero, Kiro Russo
Production studios
Socavón Cine
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Dialogue
Spanish
Countries of production
Bolivia, Qatar, Switzerland, France
Year
2021
Filmography
Kiro Russo
Enterprisse (short, 2010), Juku (short, 2011), New Life (short, 2015), Dark Skull (2016)
