Retablo (film)
| Retablo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio |
| Produced by |
Enid Campos Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio |
| Written by |
Marcio Reolon Filipe Matzembacher |
| Starring |
Junior Bejar Roca Amiel Cayo Magaly Solier |
| Music by | Harry Escott |
| Cinematography | Mario Bassino |
| Edited by | Eric Williams |
Production company |
Siri Producciones |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Quechua |
Retablo is a drama film, directed by Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio and released in 2017.[1] A Peruvian film with coproduction assistance from companies in Germany and Norway,[2] the film centres on Segundo (Junior Bejar Roca), a young boy in rural Peru whose father Noé (Amiel Cayo) is training him in the family tradition of designing and building religious retablos, but whose world is shattered when they take a trip during which Segundo discovers that Noé is in the closet about being gay.[1] The cast also includes Magaly Solier as Anatolia, Segundo's mother and Noé's wife.
Delgado-Aparicio's full-length directorial debut, the film is written and acted in Ayacucho Quechua.[1]
The film premiered at the 2017 Festival de Cine de Lima,[1] where it won the award for Best Peruvian Film.[3] It had its international premiere at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival,[4] where it won a Teddy Award as the best LGBTQ-themed debut film of the festival.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Retablo, el peso de la herencia". La República, August 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Lima Festival: L.A.-Based Sound Company E Squared Backs Alvaro Delgado-Aparicio’s ‘Retablo’". Variety, August 10, 2016.
- ↑ "First trailer for 'Retablo'; Heretic Outreach launches EFM sales". Screendaily, February 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Berlinale 2018: protagonistas de "Retablo" se reunirán en Berlín este fin de semana". RPP Noticias, February 17, 2018.
- ↑ "Berlin: 'Hard Paint' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Feature". The Hollywood Reporter, 23 February 2018.