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COLOMBIA - The First Night
La primera noche

Abandoned by her husband, Carolina Lizarazo and her two children flee the countryside to the Bogotá slums, followed by her brother-in-law John Álex Toro, bringing with them long-suppressed passions. Street-smart Hernán Méndez is the only one to befriend them. Powerful treatment of a sidebar of the continuing drug and guerilla wars—two million farmers have been thrown off their lands in Colombia during the past 15 years. Best First Work, Actor, Cinematography, Cartagena Festival; Best Film, Miami Latino Film Festival.

Abandonado por su marido, Carolina Lizarazo y sus dos niños huyen del campo a los tugurios de Bogotá, seguidos por su cuñado Juan Álex Toro, trayendo con ellos pasiones suprimidas; con Hernán Méndez como el único amigo. Un tratamiento poderoso de una de las consecuencias de la guerra contra la guerrilla y la droga, el desplazamiento de dos millones de campesinos de sus tierras en Colombia durante los últimos 15 años. Mejor Debut, Actor, Cinematografía, Festival de Cartagena; Mejor Película, Festival de Cine Latino de Miami.

DIRECTOR Luis Alberto Restrepo PRODUCTION CO Congo Films PRODUCER Alberto Maya SCREENPLAY Alberto Quiroga and Luis Alberto Restrepo CINEMATOGRAPHY Sergio García EDITOR Daniel Moure, Luis Alberto Restrepo, Víctor Ruiz and Cecilia Vásquez. ART DIRECTION Gabriela Monroy MUSIC Carlos Lopera, Germán Arrieta and Gonzalo Sagarmínaga CAST Carolina Lizarazu, John Álex Toro, Hernán Méndez and Enrique Carriazo. 2003, Color, 90 min, Spanish with subtitles.

 

 

 


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