Los silencios

Nuria and Fabio arrive with their mother Amparo in an unknown island on the border  between Brazil, Colombia and Peru. They are fleeing armed conflicts in Colombia. Fearful of betraying family secrets, Nuria goes silent. In the midst of this, the family tries to  receive compensation for the father’s death and to obtain a visa to emigrate to Brazil. By covering this story, they uncover others about the family’s past.

Beatriz Seigner

Beatriz Seigner is the writer and director of the feature film Bollywood Dream (2009),  the first coproduction between Brazil and India, selected for almost 20 international film  festivals (Pusan, Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles, São Paulo, etc.) and of the documentary in post-production Between us, a secret, shoot with the griots (storytellers) of West Africa. As a  writer, she signs the script of Walter Salles’ developing film La Contadora de películas.

Filmography

Los Silencios (88 min) Brazil, Colombia and France
Directors Fortnight at Cannes 2018, San Sebastian, Biarritz, Brasilia, Rio IFF, Pingyao, Goa, Havana, Stockholm IFF, among others. Bollywood Dream (84 min) Brazil, India
Busan IFF, São Paulo IFF, Tokyo Dialogue of Cultures IFF.

Production notes

Enquadramento Produções es una productora de cine independiente de Brasil, con sede en Sao Paulo, fundada por el productor Leonardo Mecchi, centrada en el desarrollo y  producción de proyectos culturales y cinematográficos, sobre todo las primeras o  segundas películas de realizadores prometedores. Entre sus producciones están obras seleccionadas en importantes festivales nacionales e internacionales, como Rotterdam, Viennale, FIDMarseille, BAFICI, Tiradentes y Gramado.

Support

Aide aux Cinémas du Monde /  Ibermedia Program.

Original title
Los Silencios
Direction
Beatriz Seigner
Country
France, Colombie, Brésil
Année
2018
Scenario
Beatriz Seigner
Picture
Sofia Oggioni
Cutting
Renata Maria
Music
Nascuy Linares
Actors
Marleyda Soto (Amparo), Enrique Diaz (Adão)
Original version
Espagnol
Production
Miríade Filmes, Enquadramento Produções
Coproduction
DíaèFragma Fabrica de películas, Cine-Sud Promotion