True story: in the nineteenth century, a French adventurer established a kingdom in the inhospitable South of Chile, managing to unite the feared Mapuche under him. The response of the Chilean army was devastating. Impressively designed adventure film and powerful textural experiment, including sections of half-decayed celluloid: years ago, director Atallah buried certain footage, to dig it up and use it now, corroded and ambiguous.
cast Rodrigo Liboa
writer / director Niles Atallah
set design Cristóbal León & Joaquín Cociña
sound Claudio Vargas
music Sebastián Jutz
producers Lucie Kalmar, Niles Atallah,
Stienette Bosklopper, Titus Kreyenberg
in coproduction with Momerade, Diluvio, Circe Film
funded by Film- und Medienstiftun nrw, CNC Cinema du Monde, Hubert Bals Fund, Corfo fund
Festivals
IFF Rotterdam in competition 2017, Mar del Platta FF, Cinelatino Toulouse, Ojo Loco Grenoble, Munich Film Fest
Awards
Special Jury Award @ IFF Rotterdam
Audience Award @ Ojo Loco Grenoble
Prix découverte de la critique de française @ Cinelatino Toulouse
Development
Atelier du Cannes, Torino Film Lab, CPH:Forum