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MANUEL DE RIBERA (MANUEL OF THE SHORES) (Past Film)
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Completed - SPANISH - unknown - 91 minutes

Log Line

Manuel Ribera arrives at the shores of an uninhabited island to claim this territory as an inheritance. Jobless, with no family or money, he will slowly inmerse in these surroundings to give shape to his innermost desire: the founding of a community where he can satisfy his secret thirst for power.

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2010 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2010 (Line up)
  • Ventana Sur 2010 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2010

Director(s) : Christopher MURRAY, Pablo CARRERA
Writer(s) : Christopher MURRAY, Pablo CARRERA
Cast : Eugenio MORALES, Samuel GONZALEZ, Eliana ALMONACID

Producer(s) : Bruno BETTATI (Jirafa), Daniel LAGUNA (L90), Cristián FREUND (Zoofilms)

Synopsis

An uninhabited island lies across a fishermen’s cove on the south of Chile. Manuel Ribera arrives at its shores one evening aboard a precarious boat; he is here to claim this territory as an inheritance. Jobless, with no family or money, he will slowly inmerse in these surroundings to give shape to his innermost desire: the founding of a community where he can satisfy his secret thirst for power.

Production

Country(ies) : CHILE

Financing plan : Lastarria 90 (Chile, coproducer)
El Buen Tiempo (Chile, coproducer)
Zoofilms (Chile, coproducer)

Start of shooting : August 2009

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