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THE NIGHT OF THE BEAST

Fiction. Colombia. 71 min. Post-production. First Feature.

Two young metalheads coast aimlessly through Bogota’s alleys on the day of Iron Maiden’s first ever concert in Colombia. Their day is wrecked and their friendship is tested when hoodlums steal their most valued possession: the tickets to see their favorite band perform live.

Produced by Fidelio Films (Colombia)

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SALVADOR

Fiction. Colombia. 87 min. Completed. First feature.

1985. Salvador Velazquez is a lonely tailor who lives in downtown Bogotá. Amid the growing insecurity in the city, he becomes involved in a clumsy and particular love affair with Isabel, the new elevator operator of his building.

Produced by Corte Films (Colombia), Hangar Films (Colombia), Gatoencerrado (Colombia), Dia-fragma (Colombia), Riodoppler (Colombia)

Cartagena IFF (March, 2020)
World premiere

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DOGWASHERS

Fiction. Colombia. 107 min. Completed. 

Don Oscar, the boss of a drug cartel, could have been the next Escobar, but instead he sits on the ruins of his decrepit little empire. Only a handful of his most faithful guard still remain with him. But when an unpaid debt starts bringing consequences and a bag with the last hidden money passes from hand to hand, from dead to dead, loyalty proves fickle. As the death toll keeps mounting, only one ending appears likely for Don Oscar.

Produced by 64-A Films (Colombia)

Cartagena IFF (March, 2020)
World premiere

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LOS CONDUCTOS

Fiction. France, Colombia, Brazil. 70 min. Completed. First feature.

Medellin, Colombia.
Pinky is on the run. He has just freed himself from the grip of a religious sect. He finds a place to squat and a job in a t-shirt factory. Misled by his own faith, he questions everything.
But as he tries to put back together the pieces of his
broken life, violent memories return to haunt him, and ask for revenge.

Produced by 5 à 7 Films (France), mutokino (Colombia), Montañero Cine (Colombia), If You Hold a Stone (Brazil)

Berlinale - Encounters (February, 2020)
World premiere
Best First Feature Film Award

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BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF

Fiction. Spain, Cuba, Colombia. 75 min. Completed.

Immersed in the jungle of Sierra Maestra, three veterans of the Angolan War are reluctant to abandon the revolutionary spirit which brought them together as comrades over thirty years ago. Always on guard, they continue to train dressed in their old uniforms for an endless mission: a war game in where they still can feel respected, strong and, above all, spiritually young.

Produced by El Viaje Films (Spain), Autonauta Films (Cuba), Blond Indian Films (Colombia)

Berlinale - Forum (February, 2020)
World premiere

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LA FORTALEZA

Fiction. Venezuela, France, Netherlands, Colombia. 108 min. Completed.

Middle-aged Roque gets kicked out of his parents’ house into the burning streets of Caracas, where Venezuela’s economic crisis has flared up. Desperate to sober up, he returns to the abandoned lodge he built during happier, healthier days in the Amazon jungle. Dense vines, fever dreams and poisoned water close in on him, while good friends with bad habits whisper promises of gold. In his fragile state, Roque joins the indigenous locals in illegal goldmining, controlled by Colombian guerrillas. Faced with the darkness of the merciless land, he reaches deep inside himself to find a way out.

Produced by La Faena Films (Venezuela), In-Vivo Films (France), Viking Film (Nethrlands), mutokino (Colombia)

Rotterdam IFF (January, 2020)
World premiere

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VALLEY OF SOULS

Fiction. Colombia, Belgium, France. 137 min. Completed.

After a long fishing night, José returns to his home deep in the jungle to discover that paramilitary forces killed his two sons and threw their bodies into the river. He begins a lonely journey upriver to retrieve their bodies and provide a proper burial.

Produced by Medio de Contención Producciones (Colombia)

Busan IFF (October, 2019)
World premiere

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TOWARDS THE BATTLE

Fiction. France, Colombia. 71 min. Completed. 

Around 1860, Louis, a photographer, convinces the general of the French army to send him to Mexico to photograph the colonial war which is ravaging the country. Once he is there, nothing goes as planned. Never at the right place at the right time to see the battles, Louis can't get a single picture of the war. But his encounter with Pinto, a Mexican peasant, changes his destiny. It leads him to discover neither glory nor wealth, but a way to confront the ghosts of his past.

Produced by Noodles Production (France), Imaginaria Cine (Colombia), Rezo Films (France)

Tokyo IFF (October, 2019)
World premiere

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THE CLASH

Fiction. Peru, Colombia. 103 min. Completed.

In the early 90s, Roberto, an 18-year-old boy lost in life, leaves a violent Peru and travels to Montreal to join his father, Bob Montoya, an immigrant who fled from his country years ago and who now lives with his new Canadian family. With male pride, Bob strives to show his son his best version of the North American dream marked by his own prejudices. The reunion between father and son will be forever forged by a violence from which they have been unable to escape.

Produced by Maretazo Cine (Peru), Escándalo Films (Peru), Corte Films (Colombia), Les Films 1976 (Canada)

San Sebastian IFF (September, 2019)
World premiere

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DAYS OF THE WHALE

Fiction. Colombia. 80 min. Completed. First feature.

Cristina and Simon are two young graffiti artists who paint the city that they live in. Their restless spirit leads them to defy a criminal gang when they decide to paint the mural of a whale over a threat written in a wall. The love that unites them, their friendship with other artists at La selva- an old house they use as a refuge- and familiar tensions, come together to tell a story where the powerful strength of youth faces fear, violence and the difficulties of growing up.

Produced by Rara Colectivo (Colombia), MadLove Group (Colombia)

SXSW (March, 2019)
World premiere