The Quispe Girls
Chile, Venice Critic’s Week 2013, mention for best Latin American feature film at Mar del Plata 2013
A first feature film by Sebastian Sepulveda
Synopsis
Based on a true story that occurred in 1974, “The Quispe Girls” is the tale of the sisters Justa, Lucia and Luciana Quispe, shepherds in the Chil- ean altiplano, who lead a solitary life. The recent death of a fourth sister and news from abroad, forces the sisters to an existential quest that will relentlessly bring them to a tragic end. Continuer la lecture
Bellas Mariposas
Italy, Venice Orizzonti 2012, Rotterdam Big screen award 2013
Salvatore Mereu
Synopsis
Cate lives on the outskirts of Cagliari with her many brothers and sisters and a good-for-nothing father. She wants to get out and dreams of becoming a singer, not wanting to end up like her sister, Mandarina, pregnant at thirteen, or like Samantha, the neighbourhood slut. Continuer la lecture
Keep Me Upright
France, Berlin Forum 2012
A first feature film by Zoe Chantre
Synopsis
When I was a child they found I had a giant S-shaped scoliosis of the spine and a large angioma of the left brain. Continuer la lecture