|
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
||
 |
Magaly Solier, Star of Oscar-Nominated THE MILK OF SORROW Opens in Los Angeles' Laemmle Music Hall on October 1 Actress Magaly Solier and Filmmakers Brosens & Woodworth For review copies please contact kelly.hargraves@firstrunfeatures.com
Two women -- the fiancé of a villager killed by mercury poisoning and the wife of a doctor killed in the villagers' protest-turned-riot -- are brought together in this haunting and ravishingly beautiful film about our divided yet inextricably intertwined world. Magaly Solier, star of the Oscar-nominated THE MILK OF SORROW, plays Satumina, a young woman who takes dramatic measures to protest the violation of her homeland after her fiancé is killed by the mercury. Jasmin Tabatabai plays Grace, a war photographer who journeys to the Andes village to try to understand why her husband - a doctor working to help local indigenous peoples - was murdered by the people he swore to aid. Filmmakers Brosens and Woodworth were inspired by a spill in 2000 by the world’s richest gold mining corporation that devastated a small village in Peru. They have created a uniquely cinematic story that unfolds through a synthesis of symbolic imagery and fable-like story-telling. By taking the viewer on a mysterious and meditative journey, they hope to recapture what is lacking in today's traditional cinema. ALTIPLANO has won the Grand Prizes at both the Bangkok International Film Festival and the Virton Festival of European Cinema, and was an Official Selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival (Critic’s Week).
Brosens & Woodworth - who go by their last names only - are an extraordinary filmmaking team. Their first feature KHADAK won 20 international awards, including the Lion of the Future award at the 2006 Venice Film Festival and was hailed for being ³one of the most powerful film meditations ever.² Praise for ALTIPLANO "Undeniably gorgeous (Francisco Gózon’s cinematography is frequently stunning)... "Strong cast...technically impressive moments... Brosens and Woodworth offer a lyrical approach "Dreamy…eye-catching…they conjure haunting, achingly beautiful visions... "Altiplano is a lyrical and probing film about our divided but inextricably linked world." "Masterfully crafted... the beauty of this work lies in the lyrical storytelling, silence and realization that lurking beneath every beautiful image is something else seething to get out." FOUR STARS "Quietly stunning, visually inventive feature…there is no denying the directors’ stunning mise en scene, bold cinematic flair and haunting tale of a world dangerously out of balance." "Utterly compelling in its encompassing beauty and design." "Set amongst the majestic beauty of the high Andes in Peru, Altiplano is ambitious, visually striking and thought-provoking. Cinematographer Francisco Gozon captures breathtaking images." "A powerful, visually sublime film...a beacon of contemporary auteur cinema and a universal piece of art." -Le Soir (FRANCE) ALTIPLANO, Drama / 109 min. / 35mm / Dolby Digital |
|
High in the majestic Andes of Peru, silent but deadly traces of mercury remnants of long-ago silver mining bring illness and death to a local village. Seeking retribution, the villagers mistakenly attribute the outbreak to Western doctors who work in the nearby mountain clinic.