Known for
5.4A Peruvian schoolteacher conspires with a journalist to assassinate the official responsible for her fiancé's murder.
Black Butterfly
2006
6.0An ambitious black comedy that tells three loosely related stories: a couple of elderly landowners, laid low by economic conditions and reformist politics, are trying to gather enough money to build themselves a marble tomb that would keep their remains in the style to which they still aspire; they give their now blind former housekeeper a pig that proves to be more trouble than it's worth as the effort to fatten it up destroys what little family the woman has; and one of the couple's tenants, who is presenter of a relentlessly optimistic radio self-help show, tries to put his own counsel into effect when he saves a young woman from suicide.
Fallen from Heaven
1990
7.2The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
1999
The Chamber Theatre group and their performance of the Greek classic Medea, directed by Alfonso Santistevan. The challenges of producing theatre in Peru.
Medea, una puesta en escena
1983
7.3The military anti-terrorist army takes control of "Chuspi", an unknown and faraway small village, isolated by the terrorist group "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path). A soldier called Vitin Luna, and other young soldiers face an invisible, perhaps superior force. Their unit is commanded by a brutal lieutenant who declares the entire village guilty of treason. In the face of this crisis, Vitin must choose between blind obedience and his own conscience.
The Mouth of the Wolf
1988
4.8After exhausting all legal channels in his search for a job, "M" struggles with the decision of whether or not to enter a life of crime by helping his friends deliver drugs to Miami.
City of M
2000
Behind the camera
5.4A Peruvian schoolteacher conspires with a journalist to assassinate the official responsible for her fiancé's murder.
Black Butterfly
2006
6.0An ambitious black comedy that tells three loosely related stories: a couple of elderly landowners, laid low by economic conditions and reformist politics, are trying to gather enough money to build themselves a marble tomb that would keep their remains in the style to which they still aspire; they give their now blind former housekeeper a pig that proves to be more trouble than it's worth as the effort to fatten it up destroys what little family the woman has; and one of the couple's tenants, who is presenter of a relentlessly optimistic radio self-help show, tries to put his own counsel into effect when he saves a young woman from suicide.
Fallen from Heaven
1990
7.2The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
1999
The Chamber Theatre group and their performance of the Greek classic Medea, directed by Alfonso Santistevan. The challenges of producing theatre in Peru.
Medea, una puesta en escena
1983
7.3The military anti-terrorist army takes control of "Chuspi", an unknown and faraway small village, isolated by the terrorist group "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path). A soldier called Vitin Luna, and other young soldiers face an invisible, perhaps superior force. Their unit is commanded by a brutal lieutenant who declares the entire village guilty of treason. In the face of this crisis, Vitin must choose between blind obedience and his own conscience.
The Mouth of the Wolf
1988
4.8After exhausting all legal channels in his search for a job, "M" struggles with the decision of whether or not to enter a life of crime by helping his friends deliver drugs to Miami.
City of M
2000
6.7Peru, early 2000s. Alfonso wants to be a writer, but he decides to work first as a journalist. He is assigned to the crime section of a newspaper, a job from which he can know the nasty guts of tabloid publications.
Red Ink
2000
7.4Raised by a loving family of condors, little John John grows up thinking that he, too, is a condor, despite the fact that he looks nothing like his parents. Turns out, John John is no ordinary bird. In fact, he's really an honest-to-goodness dragon! After developing his fire-breathing powers, John John flies off on an adventure to find the dragon kingdom and his real family in this charming animated fantasy.
Dragons: Destiny of Fire
2006
About a painting workshop with children aged 7 to 12 who create artwork inspired by the sea and sand.
El Embeleso
1978
Photography as a chemical memory that forever captures an expression. In photography, time is imprisoned, and the illusory human dream of stopping it is realized.
La Edad Eterna
1984
Methods of educating deaf-mute children.
Las Palabras del Silencio
1978
4.5When she was 17 years old, Natalia married Don Matias following her parents desires. But it wasn't until Father Santiago arrived to this little town that Natalia felt in love for the very first time.
Polvo enamorado
2003
Set against the little-known Aug. 28 festivities in the coastal Peruvian border town of Tacna, Martha, a once-famous actress in crisis, returns to sell her family home and use the proceeds to fund a play she hopes could revive her career. As the city celebrates Aug. 28th, which marks the anniversary of Tacna’s return to Peru after its war with Chile, her plans are upended by her sister’s sudden illness, forcing Martha to stay in the place she hoped to leave behind.
The Comeback
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