Completed - SPANISH - Black comedy, Comedy - 80 minutes
A small-town journalist in southern Chile realizes he just run out of good news so that he starts making gossips and fake stories in order to keep his job in the local newspaper he works for.
Year of production : 2017 Director(s) : Tomas ALZAMORA Writer(s) : Tomas ALZAMORA Cast : Rodrigo SALINAS, Ernesto MELENDEZ, Daniel ANTOVILO Producer(s) : Pablo CALISTO (EQUECO)
Edgardo (Rodrigo Salinas) is a journalist who tries to keep his job in the newspaper of a small town where there almost seems to be no news. Faced with the threat of losing his occupation, together with his right arm, Vladimir (Ernesto Meléndez), they decide to invent a story, a "little white lie", which will become the first of many news that will give new impetus to the newspaper for which they work. Being a true celebrity of the town, the protagonist must decide whether to confess the truth, or keep it secret and continues to take advantage of the good run.
Country(ies) : CHILE
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Miami IFF 2017 (best first screenplay honors)Berlin European Film Market (EFM) 2018