La Fortaleza
Venezuela / 2020 / 108 min
Technical Details :
Jorge Thielen Hedderich, Carlos “Fagua” Medina, Yoni Naranjo, Leudys Naranjo
La Faena Films
Leila Bordreuil
Spanish
Festivals & Awards :
Rotterdam IFF – In Competition
Cartagena IFF – Official Selection
Busan IFF – Official Selection
Cairo IFF – Official Selection
Biarritz IFF – In Competition
Guadalajara IFF – In Competition
Cork IFF – Official Selection
Minsk Listapad IFF – In Competition
Gijon IFF – In Competition
Festival de la ville de Québec – Official Selection
Filmar en America Latina – In Competition
Pantalla Latina – In Competition
Panorama du cinéma colombien – Official Selection
Festival de cine venezolano – In Competition
Santa Barbara IFF – In Competition
La Habana IFF – In Competition
La Casa Encedida – Official Selection
Mostra de Cinema da America Latina – Official Selection
AWARDS:
Special Mention @ Biarritz IFF
Best Actor @ Festival de cine venezolano
Special Mention @ Rome Independent IFF
Best Film & Best Actor @ Festival de mémoire commune de Nador
Best Film, Best Director & Best Photography @ Festival de la Critica Cimematographica
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Synopsis :
To escape the crisis in Venezuela, and his alcoholism, Roque retreats into the Amazon jungle to renovate a cabin he built during happier times. He struggles with feverish visions caused by alcohol abstinence, and his desire for redemption becomes distorted when he joins old friends to work in an illegal gold mine controlled by Colombian guerrillas. The violence required to work in the mine plunges Roque into a cycle of self-destruction that devours his interior. He will need the fortitude to get out and start anew. (La Fortaleza is based on the true story of the filmmaker’s father, who also stars in the film as himself).
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