Oro amargo
Juan Olea | Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Germany | 2024 | 83'
Screenings
Sun 23 March H 21:00
Section
Original title
Oro Amargo
Synopsis
Set in the world of artisanal mineral mining in Chile, in the harsh landscape of the Atacama desert, this neo-Western tells the story of the fight for the emancipation of Carola, a teenage girl who has to keep the family business alive, taking on the patriarchal mentality of the miners and the ruthless law of the jungle.
Cast
Katalina Sánchez, Francisco Melo, Michael Silva, Daniel Antivilo, Moisés Angulo, Carlos Donoso, Carla Moscatelli, Matias Catalán, Carlos Rodríguez, Anibal Vásquez
Films Distribution
Patra Spanou Film
Production
Juntos Films SPA
Editing
Moisés Sepúlveda, Francisco Hervé, Agustín Toscano, Malu Furche, Nicolas Wellmann
Cinematography
Sergio Armstrong
Editing
Sebastián Brahm, María José Salazar, Valeria Hernández
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
Italian, English
Premiere
Italian Première in collaboration with Bergamo Film Meeting
Main awards
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Biography
Juan Olea was born in Santiago, Chile in 1984. In 2014 he directed the feature film El Cordero, selected at the Biarritz, Havana and San Francisco Festivals, and awarded Best Director of the year at the Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC). In 2017 he directed the television mini-series Pega Martín Pega, which was successfully broadcast on Chilean television. Oro amargo is his second feature film.
Filmography
2024 - Oro amargo, ff
2014 - El Cordero, ff