at the San Sebastian Film Festival exactly a week ago, where it world premiered and then won the Golden Shell for best film.
The drama follows five street kids from Medellin who set off on a dangerous trip into the Colombian hinterland, after one of them is granted the right to a piece of land taken from his family by paramilitaries, during the country’s 52-year conflict which displaced more than five million people.
“The movie was one of the first films we saw and it left us with unforgettable images and scenes,” read their jury statement.is meticulously crafted and brings us close to the young protagonists who fight for freedom and dignity. The lyrical film language infuses the harsh reality with a metaphysical dimension. It’s an important and powerful story about the marginalized in society.
They praised the film’s “beautiful direction and strong cinematography, wonderful sense of cinematic rhythm and its respect for its characters” as well as its “unsentimental view” into a world that is rarely seen. The jury also gave a special mention to Carmen Jacquier for
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