Prison in the Andes | |
Director: | Felipe Carmona |
Producer: | Daniel Pech Dominga Sotomayor Omar Zúñiga |
Starring: | Bastián Bodenhöfer Hugo Medina |
Cinematography: | Mauro Veloso |
Editing: | Olivia Brenga |
Music: | Mariá Portugal |
Studio: | Cinestación Multiverso Produções |
Distributor: | Storyboard Media |
Runtime: | 104 minutes |
Country: | Chile Brazil |
Language: | Spanish |
Prison in the Andes (Spanish: Penal Cordillera) is a 2023 Chilean-Brazilian drama film written and directed by Felipe Carmona in his directorial debut.[1] Starring Bastián Bodenhöfer and Hugo Medina[2] accompanied by Andrew Bargsted, Mauricio Pesutic, Alejandro Trejo, Óscar Hernández, Daniel Alcaíno and Juan Carlos Maldonado.[3] It is about 5 military generals who participated in the Pinochet dictatorship and who are imprisoned in the "Penal Cordillera", a luxurious prison from which they will not want to leave when the government wants to transfer them to a regular prison.[4]
Prison in the Andes had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 6 October 2023, where it competed for the Sutherland Trophy.[5]
Five of the most cruel torturers of the Pinochet dictatorship are serving sentences of several centuries in a luxurious prison at the foot of the Andes. It is an enclosure with a swimming pool, gardens and aviaries where they are always watched by guards who look more like their employees. When a television crew interviews Contreras, one of the inmates, his statements have an unexpected impact. Fearing that they will be transferred to a common prison, the military will do everything possible to stay in place, unleashing delirium and violence in the middle of the mountains.[6]
The actors participating in this film are:[7]
It had its world premiere on October 6, 2023, in the First Feature Competition section at the 67th BFI London Film Festival,[8] then was screened on November 12, 2023, at the 49th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival,[9] on December 10, 2023, at the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala,[10] on June 9, 2024, at the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival[11] and on August 10, 2024, at the 28th Lima Film Festival.[12]
It was commercially released on November 23, 2023, in Chilean theaters.[13]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | 67th BFI London Film Festival | Sutherland Trophy | Prison in the Andes | [14] [15] | |
49th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | Golden Colon | [16] [17] | |||
Best Performance | Cast of Prison in the Andes | ||||
28th International Film Festival of Kerala | Golden Crow Pheasant | Prison in the Andes | [18] | ||
Fispresci Award | |||||
2024 | 26th Punta del Este International Film Festival | Best Director | Felipe Carmona | [19] | |
15th Festival Internacional de Cinema da Fronteira | Special Mention - Official Jury Award | Prison in the Andes | [20] | ||
Best Script | Felipe Carmona | ||||
39th Guadalajara International Film Festival | Ibero-American Fiction Feature Film - Best Picture | Prison in the Andes | [21] |