Films
For a printable version of the tour programme please download the pdf here and for high resolution stills please click here.Full Tour
17th March – 7th June
20 Centímetros (20 Centremetres)
Dir: Ramón Salazar | France/Spain | 2005 | 112 mins
Salazar’s eagerly awaited follow-up to PIEDRAS is a bright and brash musical that deals with darker themes. It’s the story of the narcoleptic Marieta who works as a prostitute and dreams of losing the unique 20 centimetre reminder of the maleness she struggles to rid herself of.
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Doble Juego (Con Game)
Dir: Alberto ‘Chicho’ Durant | Peru | 2004 | 94 mins
Like NUEVE REINAS, DOBLE JUEGO is a Latin American con-man movie (in this case, Peruvian) which slyly comments on local socio-political events via an engaging cinematic genre. 2000 in Lima.
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El Calentito
Dir: Chus Gutierrez | Spain | 2005 | 90 mins
Director Chus Gutierrez calls upon her own experiences as a member of girl band Las Xoxonees during La movida Madrileña for this engaging exploration of the other side of Transition.
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Iluminados Por El Fuego (Blessed by Fire)
Dir: Tristán Bauer | Argentina, Spain, France | 2005 | 103 mins
The first Argentinean fiction feature to deal directly with the legacy of the Malvinas (Falklands) War, ILUMINADOS reveals the great scars – physical, psychological and political – caused by the conflict.
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La Sombra Del Caminante (The Wandering Shadows)
Dir: Ciro Guerra | Colombia | 2004 | 94 mins | B&W
This feature début demonstrates real promise for young Colombian director Guerra, with its accomplished use of parable and its bold black and white imagery. Mañe (Badillo) has lost a leg and is constantly being attacked – by kids and peers alike.
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Morir En San Hilario (To Die in San Hilario)
Dir: Laura Mañá | ES | 2004 | 105 mins
The actress turned writer-director of SEXO POR COMPASIÓN again visits a small isolated community with an unusual specialty in magic realist comedy MORIR EN SAN HILARIO. The village of San Hilario was renowned for its cemetery and the magnificent funerals they organised.
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No Sos Vos, Soy Yo
(It’s Not You, It’s Me)
Dir: Juan Taratuo | Argentina, Spain | 2004 | 105 mins
The biggest-selling local film in Argentina in 2004 and a huge hit in Spain, NO SOS VOS is a Woody Allen-esque comedy. Thirty-something Javier (Peretti) and his new bride Maria decide to leave Argentina for a better life in the U.S.
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The Devil's Miner
Dir: Richard Ladkani & Kief Davidson | Germany, US | 2005 | 82 mins
The mouths of the mines of Cerro Rica, Bolivia can be found in ‘the mountains that eat men’, as described by the local tribes. There, life expectancy for miners is between 35 and 40, and so they start them young: around 800 children work in this hell.
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Un Año Sin Amor (A Year Without Love)
Dir: Anahi Berneri | Argentina | 2005 | 96 mins
Winner of the ‘Teddy Bear’ prize for the Best Gay Film at last year’s Berlin Film Festival, UN AÑO is an ‘uncompromising, densely textured portrayal of one man dealing with loneliness and AIDS’ (Berlin jury).
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Mini Tour
17th March – 12th April
7 Virgenes (7 Virgins)
Dir: Alberto Rodríguez | Spain | 2005 | 86 mins
An inspired pairing of EL TRAJE director Rodríguez and EL BOLA actor Ballesta results in this energetic coming-of-age tale. Teenaged Tano (Ballesta) has a weekend pass from reform school to attend his brother’s wedding in Seville.
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El Abrazo Partido (Lost Embrace)
Dir: Daniel Burman | Argentina | 2004 | 100 mins
A quirky, comedic portrait of multi-culti Buenos Aires. The Once district is a melting pot of cultures, with immigrants from every corner of the globe striving to succeed.
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El Viento (The Wind)
Dir: Eduardo Mignogna | Argentina, Spain | 2005 | 100 mins
EL VIENTO is a beautifully muted family drama, centred upon an excellent performance from veteran actor Luppi. He plays a Patagonian sheep farmer whose daughter dies, causing him to head for Buenos Aires to break the news to his granddaughter.
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Real – La Película (Real – The Film)
Dir: Borja Manso | Spain | 2005 | 90 mins
First – by showing this film ¡Viva! is not endorsing any football team (Spanish or otherwise)– though you may feel different after you’ve seen this! Produced by its subject, the film aims to unite five continents fans’– all by their love of Real Madrid FC.
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Sud Express
Chema de la Peña & Gabriel Velázquez | Spain, Portugal | 2005 | 103 mins
The Sud Express train runs from Paris to Lisbon, carrying passengers in search of love, work or the promised land. Six interlinked stories reveal the hopes and fears of people whose lives are touched by the train – be they passengers or residents whose towns it passes through.
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Voces Inocentes
(Innocent Voices)
Dir: Luis Mandoki | Mexico | 2004 | 110 mins
Chava (Padilla) is an 11-year-old boy who should be leading a carefree life. But this is El Salvador in the 80s and the country is in the midst of a civil war. Chava’s father has gone to the U.S, leaving his son in charge of his mother (Varela) and younger sister.
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