Días de Santiago - War only knows victims
| Movie | |
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| German title | Días de Santiago - War only knows victims |
| Original title | Días de Santiago |
| Country of production | Peru |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2004 |
| length | 82 minutes |
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| Director | Josué Méndez |
| script | Josué Méndez |
| production | Tito Bonicelli Enid Campos |
| music | Manuel Larroche Mogambo |
| camera | Juan Duran |
| cut | Roberto Benavides Espino |
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Días de Santiago - War Only Knows Victims is a Peruvian film drama from 2004, which deals with the fate of a Peruvian soldier who cannot cope with civil life after his military service.
action
The 23 year old Santiago Románer is returning to his hometown Lima after 6 years of military service . During his military service, Santiago was stationed on the Ecuadorian border and had to fight terrorists and drug traffickers. Santiago tries to lead a normal life, but the chaotic life in Lima does not match the ideas conveyed during his military service. He is becoming increasingly violent.
Reviews
"Like the Vietnamese Travis Bickle, Santiago cannot find its way back into the coordinate system of a bourgeois life, especially since post-Fujimori-era Peru, in which over half of the population lives below the poverty line, is far from normal." ( Epd film )
Awards
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2004 - Tiger Competition (world premiere)
- International Film Festival Berlin (European Film Market)
- Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine, Toulouse
- Internationales Filmfestival Freiburg - Grand Prix Regard d'Or, Ecumenical Jury - Award, FIPRESCI-Preis , E-changer Award (Youth Jury)
- Infinity Film Festival Alba, Italy - Best Director, Audience Award, Signis Award (catholic award)
- Buenos Aires, Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente - Best Actor: Pietro Sibille
- Transilvania International Film Festival, Cluj -Best film
- International Film Festival Innsbruck - Best Film
- Rencontres internationales de cinéma, Paris - Prix de l'Avenir
- Montreal Festival International du Nouveau Cinema- Best Film
- Cuenca Film Festival, Ecuador - Best Actor
- Festival Iberamericanco “Cero Latitud”, Quito - Critics Award, Special Jury Mention
- International Festival of New Latin American Film , Havana, Cuba - Opera Prima: Special Jury Mention
- Bratislava International Film Festival, Slovakia - Best Actor
- International Film Festival of Kerala - Best Film
- International Film Festival Pune, India - Best Film
- Miami International Film Festival - Best Film
- Irvine Latin American Film Festival, Providence, USA: Best film, best director, best actor, best music