Best National Feature Film (Colombia)
Best Feature Film "Tierres en trance" (Spain)
José de Los Santos, 70, is in charge of the funeral rituals in his village near the San Juan river. One day, his dead son tells him that he is dead and tells him to find the way. He sets off on a journey into the jungle. In the midst of a war that drags on for ever, he must stay alive if he is to reach his final resting place.
A wandering film about the last moments of a man contemplating his world that no longer exists. Sober, death is spoken of with restraint, but the anger and violence observed are set against a threatening landscape that is calm, too calm. Another look at Colombia. - Atmosphères 53
-Cinéville, Laval
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