Altiplano (film)

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Movie
Original title Altiplano
Country of production Belgium , Germany , the Netherlands
original language Spanish , Quechua , English , French , Farsi
Publishing year 2009
length 109 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Peter Brosens ,
Jessica Woodworth
script Peter Brosens ,
Jessica Woodworth
production Heino Deckert
music Michel Schoepping
camera Francisco Gózon
cut Nico Leunen
occupation

Altiplano is a drama film directed by Peter Brosens and Jessica Woodworth with Magaly Solier , Jasmin Tabatabai and Olivier Gourmet in the lead roles. The film is set in five languages ​​on three continents. It tells the story of two grieving women whose fates meet in the course of the film.

action

The photographer Grace is forced to photograph her guide being shot in Iraq . Back in Belgium she tries to deal with the events. After the photo has already been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize , she withdraws it. Her husband Max is an ophthalmologist and a short time later flies to Peru to work in a small eye clinic in the Andes . Mercury gets into the ground through a nearby mine . This causes a number of diseases in the village of Turubamba. Max and his colleagues decide to get to the bottom of the matter and collect medical data in Turubamba. Meanwhile, Saturnina, a young woman from the village, is waiting for her groom Ignacio to return from the mountains. He dies of mercury poisoning and is carried back to the village when the doctors arrive. Saturnina's mother met the doctors' request to examine the corpse with angry refusal. The villagers now direct their anger against the doctors and stone Max to death. Saturnina then organized a demonstration against the truck drivers at the mine. However, the demonstration will soon be broken up. Saturnina commits suicide by swallowing mercury and filming herself with the camera that Max dropped during the stoning. Grace sets out to visit the location of Max's death. She is warmly received by Saturnina's mother. She sees Saturnina's video. At the end of the film, Grace attends Saturnina's funeral and has overcome the grief over her husband.

production

The film was shot over 43 days between June and October 2008 in Belgium and Peru. Due to the extreme weather conditions at an altitude of 5,000 m in the Andes, a team of doctors for staff and actors was available around the clock.

The film is about a fictional story, but it was inspired by real events that took place in the Peruvian village of Choropampa in 2000 . In addition, some characters, such as Saturnina and Max, are based on reports and anecdotes about local villagers and foreign doctors.

Reviews

The film received mostly positive reviews.

Awards

  • Bangkok International Film Festival 2009: Special Golden Kinnaree Award for Environmental Awareness
  • Festival Film Europeen de Virton 2009: Prize of the City of Virton
  • Lucania Film Festival 2010: Best Film
  • Festival de Cinema de Avanca 2010: Best Film
  • Festival de Cinema de Avanca 2010: Best Actress for Magaly Solier
  • International Film Festival Tofifest 2010: Special Jury Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Approval certificate for Altiplano . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2010 (PDF; test number: 122 819 K).
  2. ↑ Press release (PDF; 99 kB)
  3. ↑ English press review on the official website. Retrieved July 24, 2020 .
  4. ^ German press review on Tabatabai's website
  5. ↑ Bangkok Film Festival 2009
  6. ↑ Lucania Film Festival - Winners 2010 ( Memento from March 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Winners of Avanca 2010 ( Memento from August 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ^ Tofifest Poland