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, Claudio Riveros

writer / director Niles Atallah

dop Benjamin Echazarreta

set design Natalia Geisse

sound Claudio Vargas & Peter Rosenthal

music   Sebastián Jatz

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