Algunas Bestias

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A family travels to a remote island in southern Chile. During the trip they try to convince the grandparents to support them financially to build a hotel in the place. Nicolás, the man who crossed them disappears, leaving the family trapped on the island, the smiles begin to disappear. With cold, without water and without certainties, tempers are diluted, exposing the tensions that each member of the family hides.

Jorge Riquelme Serrano

Jorge Riquelme Serrano, a Chilean director, producer, and screenwriter, is the founder of Laberinto Films. Currently, he is in post-production for his third feature film, Isla Negra scheduled for release in 2024. His film Algunas bestias (2019) won the New Directors Award at the San Sebastián Festival and received awards in Havana and Toulouse. Camaleón (2016), is first feature film, was honored with the Pedro Sienna Award for Best Director in 2017.

Filmography

Algunas bestias (2019) Feature fiction film
San Sebastian International Film Festival, New Directors Award; Havana Festival, Special Jury Coral and Best Director Award; as well as awards at other festivals.

Camaleón (2016) Fiction feature film
Chilean Film Industry Awards, Best Director Award

Production notes

Laberinto is a Chilean production company for auteur films in Latin America. We are a collective of filmmakers and artists dedicated to telling social stories from a different point of view. We seek to work with international partners and support the creativity and quality of each film. We work in different stages of projects, from the conception of an idea to its completion, offering services for each stage of a production.

Support

From the first steps of development, Algunas Bestias won the first award at the BoliviaLab 2017 and participated to the Málaga Festival Fund & Coproduction Event 2018.

Original title: Algunas Bestias
Direction: Jorge Riquelme Serrano
Country: Chili
Année: 2019
Scenario: Jorge Riquelme Serrano, Nicolás Diodovich
Picture: Eduardo Bunster
Cutting: Jorge Riquelme Serrano, Valeria Hernández
Actors: Paulina García (Dolores), Alfredo Castro (Antonio), Gastón Salgado (Alejandro), Millaray Lobos (Ana), Andrew Bargsted (Máximo), Consuelo Carreño (Consuelo), Nicolás Zárate (Nicolás)
Original version: Espagnol
Production: Laberinto Films