Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 86 minutes
When the healing power of art weakens violence in Colombia.
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Maria GAMBOA Writer(s) : Maria GAMBOA Cast : Felipe BOTERO, Carlos HERNANDEZ, Leidy NINO Producer(s) : Daniel GARCIA (Dia Fragma), Thierry LENOUVEL (Ciné-Sud Promotion)
Mateo, 16, works for his uncle Don Walter, a powerful paramilitary. He collects extortion money from small businesses as an exchange for protection in the violent neighborhoods of the Magdalena river valley.When Don Walter asks him to infiltrate the theatre group to uncover its members’ political tendencies, Mateo discovers afascinating, expanded, never imagined world amid rehearsals and activities shared with other actors.This internal conflict allows Mateo to find his dignity and establish the difference between life and death for him.
Country(ies) : COLOMBIA
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FICCI Cartagena 2014 (Special Mention FIPRESCI Jury, Special Jury Award)Miami IFF 2014 (Best First Feature, Screenplay FICCI)Austin's Cine Las Americas 2014 (Best Feature film)Giffoni FF 2014 (Competition - Generator 16 - Best Feature film)Sydney Latin American FF 2014