Synopsis
Armando, former harbour union activist, lost his left leg after been tortured during the rule of general Pinochet. He lives with his niece near the port of Valparaiso. Confined and sad, he has to face everyday the impressive sailboat The Esmeralda, which was used as a base to all the atrocities of the regime. But today, Armando begins a new start. His first orthopaedic leg waits for him and with it maybe the hope to live finally his buried desires.
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- Foreign production company : Yellow Boots
Full credits (11)
- Screenwriter : Nicolás Lasnibat
- Director of Photography : Inti Briones
- Music Composer : Ronan Maillard
- Editor : Nicolas Desmaison
- Sound Recordist : Gautier Isern
- Foreign Producer : Tomas Lasnibat
- Producer : Nicolás Lasnibat
- Production managers : Tomas Lasnibat, Fernando Osorio
- Sound Editor : Thomas Prulière
- Continuity supervisor : Marcela Schleede
- Sound Mixer : Clément Chagot
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Psychological drama, Legend
- Themes : Freedom, Handicap, Politics
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : France, Chile
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Chile)
- Production year : 2010
- Runtime : 23 min 38 seconds
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)