Completed - SPANISH, CREOLE, FRENCH - Drama, First film - 90 minutes
A Haitian immigrant living in Chile has his precariously balanced life disrupted in a series of unexpected events that stoke a large anti-immigration sentiment in the city.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Juan CÁCERES Writer(s) : Juan CACERES Cast : Steevens BENJAMIN, Alfredo CASTRO, Blanca LEWIN, Gastón SALGADO, Erto PANTOJA Producer(s) : Alejandro UGARTE (INFRACTOR PRODUCCIONES / INFRACTOR FILMS), Esteban SANDOVAL (Pejeperro Films), Samuel CHAUVIN (Promenades Films)
Steevens is a young Haitian living an uneasy but somewhat stable life in Santiago de Chile. This precariously balanced life is disrupted when Junior, a childhood friend, arrives illegally in Chile seeking assistance to establish himself. Initially, Steevens does everything to support his friend and even gets him a job with his employer, but an incident at their workplace erupts racial tensions and stokes a large anti-immigration sentiment in the city. Steveens loses his working documents and his home, and is left to wander the city looking for a chance to restart his life beyond the margins of society.
Country(ies) : CHILE, FRANCE Financing plan :
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Miami IFF 2019 (HBO Ibero-American Feature Film Competition)Guadalajara FICG 2019 (Mención Especial. Jurado FEISAL (Federación de Escuelas de Imagen y Sonido de América Latina) )Festival de Malaga 2019 (Biznaga de plata a la Mejor película Iberoamericana. Competencia Zonazine.)Festival de Malaga 2019 (Biznaga de plata al Mejor Actor (Steevens Benjamin). Competencia Zonazine. )Festival de Malaga 2019 (Premio del Público. Competencia Zonazine.)Cinelatino Toulouse 2019 (Mención Especial. Mejor Actor (Steevens Benjamin))FESTIVAL DE CINE LATINOAMERICANO DE LA PLATA 2019 (Mejor Película)festival del nuevo cine latinoamericano 2019 (Competencia Opera Prima)Rencontres du Cinéma Sud-américain, Marsella 2019 (Mejor Película)