Las Niñas Quispe (en)

Las Niñas Quispe
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Chosen in: 

International title: 

The Quispe Sisters

Original version: 

Espagnol

Director: 

Sebastián Sepúlveda

Country: 

  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • France

Year: 

2012

Length: 

90 min.

Scriptwriter: 

Sebastián Sepúlveda

Editor: 

Santiago Otheguy, Sebastián Sepúlveda

Director of photography: 

Inti Briones

Actors: 

Digna Quispe, Catalina Saavedra, Francisca Gavilán

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Synopsis : 

Based on a true story occurring in 1974, the film tells the tale of the sisters Justa, Lucia and Luciana Quispe, peasants from the altiplano who live a lonely life. Their recent mourning for the death of a sister and news arriving from the outside prompt the girls to have existential doubts that will relentlessly drive them to a tragic end.

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Director's biography: 

He studied History. He then studied editing in San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba and scriptwriting at La Fémis in Paris.

Filmography: 

• La León (2007) de Santiago Otheguy. Montage.
• El Arenal (2008). Director.
• Joven & Alocada (2012) by Marialy Rivas. Script and editing.
• Las Niñas Quispe (2012). Director.