The Blue Hour (2014 film)
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Frank Pérez-Garland
Gustavo Sánchez
Jackelyn Vásquez
Rossana Fernández-Maldonado
| The Blue Hour | |
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| Directed by | Evelyne Pegot |
| Written by | Evelyne Pegot |
| Produced by | Evelyne Pegot Frank Pérez-Garland Gustavo Sánchez |
| Starring | Giovanni Ciccia Jackelyn Vásquez Rossana Fernández-Maldonado |
| Cinematography | Roberto Maceda Kohatsu |
| Edited by | Carlos Alberto Alvarez |
| Music by | Antonio Gervasoni |
Production companies | Panda Films La Soga Producciones |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
The Blue Hour (Spanish: La hora azul), also known as Before Dawn, is a 2014 Peruvian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Evelyne Pegot in her directorial debut.[1] It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Alonso Cueto.[2] Starring Giovanni Ciccia, Jackelyn Vásquez and Rossana Fernández-Maldonado.[3]
It tells the story of a successful lawyer who, after discovering disquieting and disturbing facts from the past of his father's life, a prominent army commander during the country's internal armed conflict, begins to investigate for the truth of what happened.[4]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[5]
- Giovanni Ciccia as Adrian Ormache
- Jackelyn Vásquez as Miriam
- Rossana Fernández-Maldonado as Claudia
- Lucho Cáceres
- Reynaldo Arenas
- Haydeé Cáceres
Production
Script
In 2007, he tried to contact Alonso Cueto, author of the novel, but to no avail. 2 years ago he spoke with Alonso Cueto to finally adapt his novel to the cinema.[6]
Financing
In 2012, the film won the 2012 Feature Film Contest – MinCul Peru where it received S/.550,000 to start filming.[7] In 2016, he won the First Feature Film Distribution Project Contest where he received S/.420,000 for commercial distribution.[8]
Filming
Principal photography lasted four weeks, from May to June 2013 in Lima and Ayacucho.[6][9]
Release
It initially premiered at the end of August 2014 at the Montreal International Film Festival.[10] On April 21, 2015, it premiered at the Chicago Latino Film Festival.[11] It was commercially released on October 13, 2016, in Peruvian theaters.[12]