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SAMICHAY "IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS" (SAMICHAY "EN BUSCA DE LA FELICIDAD")
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Completed - SPANISH, ENGLISH, Other - Drama, First film, Social issues - 87 minutes

Log Line

On the mountain peaks there is no god and neither there is a devil. More than 5000 meters above sea level, Celestino, a peasant hermit, undertakes a healing journey with his cow Samichay, from the loneliness and the heights of the Peruvian Andes to the urban chaos.

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Previous markets

  • Ventana Sur 2019 (Debut)
Full history

Year of production : 2020

Director(s) : Mauricio Franco TOSSO
Writer(s) : Mauricio FRANCO-TOSSO
Cast : Amiel CAYO, Aurelia PUMA

Producer(s) : Sergio GARCIA-LOCATELLI (QUECHUA FILMS), Hugo CARMONA (QUECHUA FILMS), Mauricio FRANCO (QUINTA IMAGEN FILMS), Sergio FRANCO (QUINTA IMAGEN FILMS)

Synopsis

The highest peaks of the mountains rise above the clouds. Sometimes they seem to merge with the sky. There is no god and neither there is a devil. We are in the heights of the Peruvian Andes, more than 5000 meters above sea level, where Celestino, a peasant hermit, undertakes a healing journey with his cow Samichay, from the loneliness and height of the Andes to the chaos of urbanization and villages.

Production

Country(ies) : PERU, SPAIN

Festivals and Awards

Guanajuato IFF 2014 (Incubadora)
Panama FILMLAB 2016 (WORKSHOP)
MARGENES 2017 (MGR/WRK)
Ventana Sur 2019 Films in Progress (FIP)
Festival de Cine de Lima (online) 2020 Competencia Ficción
Ventana Sur 2020


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