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El olvido

Heddy Honigmann
93' / 2008 / Netherlands
Web: www.filmstransit.com
Spanish
English subtitled

EL OLVIDO takes us to the forgotten city of Lima, to a forgotten people, the Peruvians and like most countries in Latin America - the forgotten land of Peru.
As we wander through the streets of Lima, we visit old restaurants and some small shops, we enter a few smart bars and we sit down in various plazas to watch and observe. We meet some moving characters who use poetry, real or mental juggling, dreams and creativity to resist being consigned to oblivion and against those who have sworn for centuries that they love their people, but who in reality they despise.

Main Festivals & Awards

Awards: Audience Award alba Film Festival, Italy 2010 / The Mayor’s Prize, Yamagata Documentary Film Festival Japan 2009 / Special Jury Award Lima Film Festival 2009 / Prix Buyens-Chagoll, Visions du Réel, Nyon 2009 / Youth’s Award Encuentros de Cine Sudamericano de Marsella 2009 / Award Radio Exterior de España, Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de Cataluňa / EURODOK2009 distribution prize in Oslo / Best Director, DOCNZ 2009 International Film Festival New Zealand / Chrystal Film Award, the Netherlands / Fipresci Award, DOK Leipzig, 2008 / Silver Dove for long documentaries DOK Leipzig 2008 / Ecumenical Jury Award DOK Leipzig Film Festival 2008 / Stimulans, Price for Artistic Success NDL Film Fund 2008
Nominations: Best Editor Category, DOCNZ 2009 International Film Festival N. Zealand / Banff 'Social & Humanitarian Programs'

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