INFIERNO O PARAÍSO
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Director:
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Genre:
Documental / Todas
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Duration:
99 minutes
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Year:
2014
Synopsis
Nothing could have predicted that José Antonio, a Spanish engineer from a stable middle class family, would end up homeless, a crack addict, and living in the infamous death alley in the Cartucho neighborhood in Bogotá. José Antonio is filmed throughout his delirium, full of poetry and clarity, during a time when dozens of families are being evicted from Cartucho, which is set to be torn down to build the Third Millennium Park. The resurrection of the place runs parallel to Jose’s own resurrection, when he decides to check himself in to a rehab program. Overcoming his crack addiction drastically changes his life, or maybe not … A partner, a promising job in a thriving Spain that shortly deteriorates into crisis and debt … Which is more fictitious, the drug-induced world or the capitalist one? Which monsters are harder to fight? Which world is easier to escape from? This is a documentary whose power lies in its humanity. A visceral movie, and a portrait recorded over ten years that demonstrates Germán Piffano’s brave effort to shake off prejudice and accompany and embrace the human being who lives, dreams and shouts from underneath his shabby, stinking appearance. It is a lesson in humanity and humility.
Trailer
Gallery
National Prizes
- - Premio Cinemateca Distrital, Instituto Distrital de las Artes IDARTES, 2013.
International Prizes
- - Mejor Ópera Prima, VII Festival de Cine Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Margarita, Venezuela, 2014.
Participation in Festivals
- - Selección Oficial, Competencia Documental, 54 Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias FICCI-, Colombia, 2014.
- Selección Oficial, 3er Festival Internacional UNASUR CINE, Argentina, 2014.
- Selección Oficial, 1er Festival Internacional de Cine de Caracas, Venezuela, 2014.
- Selección Oficial, 11ª Diáspora: Festival de Cine Colombiano de Barcelona, España, 2014
- Selección Oficial, 12 Festival de Cine Colombiano de Medellín, Colombia, 2014.
Characteristics
- Nationality: Colombia
- Release date: 23 de Octubre
- Lenght: Feature Films
- Stage: National Released
- Format pr: DCP
- Color: Color
- Sound: Dolby
- Locations: El Cartucho (Bogotá), España
Technical team
Filmico Producciones
Production
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Canal Capital
Production
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Victoria Cedeño
Executive Producer
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Heidi Rojas Luna
Executive Producer
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Adriana Bernal
Director of photography
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Adriana Bernal
Camera
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Henry Quintero
Sound
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Daniel Garcés
Sound Designer
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Daniel Garcés
Mezcla de sonido
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José Salcedo
Edition
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Carlos Cordero
Edition assistant
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Alejandro Arango
Edition assistant
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Felipe Valencia (Editor Sonido)
Otros
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Nicolás Rico (Asesoría Sonorización)
Otros
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Diego Arias (Editor Sonido)
Otros
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Exhibición Theatrical Colombia
- Number of screens:
25
Royal Films
Filmico S.A