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Completed - SPANISH - Art - Culture, Social issues, Drama - 106 minutes

Log Line

Alberto (36), travels to his hometown to attend the funeral of his father, killed by a policeman. Upon arrival, his family expects him to participate in rituals contrary to his new religion and avenge the death of his father.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2017 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Nelson Carlo DE LOS SANTOS
Writer(s) : Nelson carlo DE LOS SANTOS
Cast : Vicente SANTOS, Judith RODRÍGUEZ, Yuberby DE LA ROSA

Producer(s) : Fernando SANTOS DÍAZ (GUASABARA CINE), Lukas v. RINNER (NABIS FILMGROUP), Christoph FRIEDEL (PANDORA FILM PRODUKTION GMBH)

Synopsis

Alberto (36), a gardener who works in the city, travels to his hometown to attend the funeral of his deceased father, killed by a policeman. Upon arrival, he finds that there is no burial, but a three day ritual to mourn and celebrate his death. This ritual, with Catholic and African roots, is considered satanic and immoral to the new beliefs of Alberto, now a devotee of the protestant church. During these days of celebrations, Alberto will have another setback; his family announces their true desire for him, to avenge the death of his father. Overwhelmed, Alberto is lost in the repetition of small town life, his thoughts confront different gods 
and the idea of murder presents itself as the only solution to restore some kind of order.

Production

Country(ies) : DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ARGENTINA, GERMANY, QATAR

ARGENTINA SANTA CINE
AUSTRIA Aug 03, 2018 FILMGARTEN
UNITED KIN INSTITUTE OF CO
UNITED KIN FLIX PREMIERE
USA GRASSHOPPER FIL


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Festivals and Awards

World Cinema Fund 2015 (PRODUCTION GRANT)
FONPROCINE DR FILM FUND 2015 (PRODUCTION GRANT)
PROGRAMA IBERMEDIA 2015 (PRODUCTION GRANT)
Doha Film Institute 2016 (POST PRODUCTION GRANT)
IFF Panama 2017 (PRIMERA MIRADA GRANT)


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