Fiction Feature
Alejandro Fernández Almendras
Chile / France / Germany, 2009
35mm | 89min. | Colour | VOSI
Production:
Bruno Bettati, Jirafa Films, Charivari Films, Arte France Cinéma, Pandora FilmproduktionDistribution:
Films Distribution ([email protected])Screenplay:
Alejandro Fernández AlmendrasPhotography:
Inti BrionesEditor:
Sébastien de Sainte-Croix, Alejandro Fernández AlmendrasActors:
Clemira Aguayo, Alejandra Yáńez, Cornelio Villagrán, Manuel Hernández, Wilson ValdebenitoSinopsis
Alejandro Fernández Almendras’ debut marks the consolidation of something that had been in the offing for years with the revival of a certain kind of Latin American filmmaking: a predilection for the structural side when telling everyday stories. Huacho is split into four parts, one for each member of a rural family from Chillán (grandfather, grandmother, son and daughter) as they go about their life over the same 24 hours. An observational film that pays attention to its characters, a neorealist film that takes enough distance, Huacho is far more than its extremes might suggest.
Bio / Filmo
Alejandro Fernández Almendras (Chillán, 1971) graduated in social communication from the University of Chile and worked as a film critic, photographer and journalist. Since 2002 he has directed several, short films, including La ofrenda (2003) and Lo que trae la lluvia (2007), in competition at l'Alternativa 2007. Huacho is his first feature film.
Festivals
Festival de Cine Internacional de Valdivia 2009
Festival de San Sebastian 2009
Mejor Film - Festival de Cine de Viña de Mar 2009
Festival de Cine de Mar de Plata 2009