Synopsis
Obsessive idealist Sebastián has sworn to direct a film about one of the world’s most iconic figures, Christopher Columbus. He is determined to overturn the myth of the arrival of Western Civilization in the Americas as a force for good. His film will show what Columbus set in motion: the obsession with gold, the taking of slaves, and the terrible violence visited on those Indians who fought back. The brilliant actor playing Columbus constantly challenges the director, accusing him of hypocrisy and cheap manipulation. Costa, Sebastián’s friend and producer, doesn’t give a damn. All that matters is that the film comes in on time and within budget. Costa decided they will shoot in Bolivia, the cheapest, most “Indian” of Latin American countries. While the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, civil and political unrest simmer, as the entire water supply of the city is privatized and sold to a British/American multinational. Violence
increases daily until the entire city ...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (6)
Production and distribution (4)
- Co-production : Mandarin & Compagnie (ex-Mandarin Production)
- Foreign production companies : Morena Films, Alebrije Cine y Video, Vaca Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Goodfellas
- French distribution : Haut et Court
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriter : Paul Laverty
- Director of Photography : Alex Catalan
- Music Composer : Alberto Iglesias
- Editor : Angel Hernandez Zoido
- Sound Recordist : Emilio Cortéz
- Costume designer : Sonia Grande
- Line Producer : Pilar Benito
- Co-producers : Nicolas Altmayer, Éric Altmayer
- Production manager : Cristina Zumarraga
- Press Attaché (film) : Jérôme Jouneaux
- Production Designer : Juan Pedro De Gaspar
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : Spain, Mexico, France
- Original French-language productions : No