Completed - SPANISH, Other - Historical, Social issues, Drama - 77 minutes
1934, Liborio and Ticona and other Bolivian indigenous soldiers are under the commandment of a retired German officer fighting for the Bolivian army. They’re lost in the hell of the Chaco, walking like shadows in the middle of dust and silence, looking for an enemy that they will never find.
Year of production : 2020 Director(s) : Diego MONDACA Writer(s) : Diego MONDACA, César DÍAZ, Pilar PALOMERO Producer(s) : Camila MOLINA (COLOR_MONSTER), Georgina BAISCH (MURILLO CINE), Bárbara FRANCISCO (PASTO)
1934, Bolivia is at war with Paraguay. A group of Aymara and Quechua indigenous soldiers are commanded by the Captain, a retired German officer fighting for the Bolivian Army. The troop walks lost, looking for their enemy in the middle of the thicket and dryness of the Chaco forest. The Lieutenant and his group of creole officers accompanying Captain, resent the frustration of not finding battle and the General's constant disorientation. Extreme weather and hostile terrain conditions, ranging from absolute dryness to harsh storms, severely hamper the situation of the makeshift army. Division, derelitude and lonelyness, while they roam the sands of the Chaco, searching for an enemy they will never find. The indigenous soldiers and creole officers, thirsty and sick, walk like shadows, wandering forever in the middle of dust and silence.
Country(ies) : BOLIVIA, ARGENTINA
Rotterdam IFFR 2020 (Bright Future)FICUNAM 2020