Prison in the Andes
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Dominga Sotomayor
Omar Zúñiga
Hugo Medina
| Prison in the Andes | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Felipe Carmona |
| Written by | Felipe Carmona |
| Produced by | Daniel Pech Dominga Sotomayor Omar Zúñiga |
| Starring | Bastián Bodenhöfer Hugo Medina |
| Cinematography | Mauro Veloso |
| Edited by | Olivia Brenga |
| Music by | Mariá Portugal |
Production companies | Cinestación Multiverso Produções |
| Distributed by | Storyboard Media |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Chile Brazil |
| Language | Spanish |
Prison in the Andes (Spanish: Penal Cordillera) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Felipe Carmona in his directorial debut.[1] Starring Bastián Bodenhöfer and Hugo Medina[2] accompanied by Andrew Bargsted, Mauricio Pesutic, Alejandro Trejo, Óscar Hernández, Daniel Alcaíno and Juan Carlos Maldonado.[3] It is about 5 military generals who participated in the Pinochet dictatorship and who are imprisoned in the "Penal Cordillera", a luxurious prison from which they will not want to leave when the government wants to transfer them to a regular prison.[4]
Prison in the Andes had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 6 October 2023, where it competed for the Sutherland Trophy.[5]
Five of the most cruel torturers of the Pinochet dictatorship are serving sentences of several centuries in a luxurious prison at the foot of the Andes. It is an enclosure with a swimming pool, gardens and aviaries where they are always watched by guards who look more like their employees. When a television crew interviews Contreras, one of the inmates, his statements have an unexpected impact. Fearing that they will be transferred to a common prison, the military will do everything possible to stay in place, unleashing delirium and violence in the middle of the mountains.[6]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[7]
- Hugo Medina as Manuel Contreras
- Bastián Bodenhöfer as Miguel Krassnoff
- Alejandro Trejo as Odlanier Mena
- Mauricio Pesutic as Marcelo Moren Brito
- Óscar Hernández as Pedro Espinoza
- Daniel Alcaíno as Alcaide
- Andrew Bargsted as Navarrete
- Juan Carlos Maldonado as Galdames
- Nicolás Zárate as Castro
Release
It had its world premiere on October 6, 2023, in the First Feature Competition section at the 67th BFI London Film Festival,[8] then was screened on November 12, 2023, at the 49th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival,[9] on December 10, 2023, at the 28th International Film Festival of Kerala,[10] on June 9, 2024, at the 39th Guadalajara International Film Festival[11] and on August 10, 2024, at the 28th Lima Film Festival.[12]
It was commercially released on November 23, 2023, in Chilean theaters.[13]