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THE BLIND CHRIST (EL CRISTO CIEGO)
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Completed - SPANISH - Drama, Second film - 85 minutes

Log Line

Michael lives in the Chilean desert, since a revelation when he was a child, he believes himself to be a Christ. One day he finds out his childhood friend Roberto is dying far away. Michael feels the call to perform his first miracle, so he decides to leave everything to go save his first believer.

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Christopher MURRAY
Writer(s) : Christopher MURRAY
Cast : Michael SILVA, Bastián INOSTROZA, Ana Maria HENRÍQUEZ, Mauricio PINTO

Producer(s) : Augusto MATTE (Jirafa Films), Thierry LENOUVEL (CINE-SUD PROMOTION)

Synopsis

Michael (30) is a mechanic who says he had a divine revelation in the desert. But far from believing him, the neighbors treat him as the fool of the village. When he learns his childhood friend had an accident in a distant village, Michael decides to leave everything and make a pilgrimage, barefoot, to heal his friend and perform a miracle. His gait begins to catch attention of the poor people deprived by the abuse of mining exploitation. They see him as a new Christ able to alleviate the harsh reality of the Chilean desert.

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Country(ies) : CHILE, FRANCE

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Festivals and Awards

Venice - Biennale 2016 (Competition)
San Sebastian 2016 (Horizontes Latinos)
Tokyo Latin Beat 2016 (Best director)
Toulouse - Cinelatino 2017 (Competition)
FICCI Cartagena 2017 (FIPRESCI Award)


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