Altiplano

Original Title: Altiplano

109' | 2009 (Completed)

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Director:	Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
Producer:	Peter Brosens
Writer:	Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth

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After the murder of her husband in the Peruvian Andes, war photographer Grace embarks on a journey of mourning to the place where he was killed.

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War photographer Grace, devastated after a violent incident in Iraq, renounces her profession. Her Belgian husband Max is a cataract surgeon working at an eye clinic in the Peruvian Andes. Nearby, the villagers of Turubamba succumb to illnesses caused by a mercury spillage from a local mine. Saturnina, a young woman, loses her fiancé to the contamination. Ignorant of its true source, the villagers turn their rage on the foreign doctors and, in the ensuing riot, Max is killed. Grace embarks on a journey of mourning to the place of Max's death where she will find her destiny merged with that of Saturnina.
Grace, une photographe de guerre abattue après un accident violent en Irak, renonce à sa profession. Son mari belge, Max, est un chirurgien spécialisé dans la cataracte qui travaille dans une clinique ophtalmologique dans les Hautes Andes du Pérou. A proximité, les villageois de Turubamba succombent aux maladies causées par un déversement de mercure provenant d’une mine locale. Saturnina, une jeune femme vivant à Turubamba, perd son fiancé à cause de la contamination. Ignorant la vraie origine de cette catastrophe, les villageois retournent leur rage contre le médecin étranger, et les émeutes entraînent la mort de celui-ci. Grace entreprend un voyage de deuil à l’endroit où Max est décédé. Saturnina prend quant à elle des mesures draconiennes pour protester contre les infractions sans fin à l’égard de son pays et de ses habitants. Les destins de Grace et de Saturnina se croiseront. Altiplano est un film lyrique et exploratoire sur notre monde à la fois divisé et inextricablement lié.

Credits

Director
Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
Producer
Peter Brosens
Writer
Peter Brosens, Jessica Woodworth
Cast
Magaly Solier, Olivier Gourmet
Editing
Nico Leunen
Photography
Francisco Gozon

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fiction
Production share
Majority Flemish Production
Belgium
Genre
Year of production

2009
Production status
Completed
Original title
Altiplano
Original language
Spanish, English, French, Quechua, Persian

Technical specs

Running time
109'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

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Bo Films

Ooilamstraat 8
9000 Gent
Belgium

peter@bofilms.be

www.bofilms.be

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Meridiana Films

Arthur Road 20
GB-N7 6DR Londen
United Kingdom

T +44 20 77 00 30 88
helen@meridianafilms.com

www.meridianafilms.com

Festivals & awards

Festivals

2010: Palm Springs International Film Festival (USA)/ Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (IRL)/ Washington Environmental Film Festival (USA)/ Hong Kong International Film Festival (CHN)/ Febiofest International Film Festival Prague (CZE)/ Istanbul International Film Festival (TUR)/ CPH:PIX International Film Festival Copenhagen (DNK)/ Trento Film Festival (ITA)/ Skopje Film Festival (MKD)/ Seattle International Film Festival (USA)/ Kiev International Film Festival (UKR)/ Transilvania International Film Festival (RO)/ Montréal First People's Film Festival (CAN)/ International Human Rights Festival (BOL)/ Tofifest International Film Festival (POL)/ Taipei Film Festival (TWN)/ European Film Festival Paliƒá (SRB)/ Durban International Film Festival (ZAF)/ Lucania Film Festival (ITA)/ Tricontinental Film Festival (ZAF)/ International Human Rights Film Festival (ALB)/ XVth Forum of European Cinema 'Cinergia' (POL)/ London Latin American Film Festival (UK)/ European Film Festival (PER)/ International Environmental Film Festival Kairouan (TUN)/ South Taiwan Film Festival (TWN)/ Avanca Film Festival (PRT)

Awards

2010: Nominated for 'Best Coproduction' & 'Best Costumes' (Magritte du Cinéma)/ Special Mention (Tofifest International Filmfestival)/ Best Cinematography (Lucania Film Festival)/ Nominated for 'Best Directors' (Vlaamse Filmprijzen)/ Best Feature, Best Actress (Avanca Film Festival)2009: Grand Prix, Special Golden Kinnaree Award for Environmental Awareness (Bangkok International Film Festival) / Prix de la ville de Virton (Festival du Film Européen de Virton)

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Flanders Audiovisual Fund (VAF), CFWB, Wallimage, ING, Tax Shelter, National Lottery, MDM, MBB, NFF, EURIMAGES, MEDIA, ZDF/ARTE, VRT/Canvas, Kodak, Venice Film Festival, Cinemart, SACD

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Altiplano

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Credits

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Producer

Writer

Cast

Editing

Photography

Format

Creation details

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Category

Production share

Genre

Year of production

Production status

Original title

Original language

Technical specs

Running time

Aspect ratio

Sound format

Available formats

Colour