The Man of the Future
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Fernando Bascuñán
Pablo Sanhueza
Antonia Giesen
| The Man of the Future | |
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 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Felipe Ríos Fuentes |
| Written by | Felipe Ríos Fuentes |
| Produced by | Catalina Vergara Fernando Bascuñán Pablo Sanhueza |
| Starring | José Soza Antonia Giesen |
| Cinematography | Eduardo Bunster |
| Edited by | Nicolás Goldbart Valeria Hernández |
| Music by | Alejandro Kauderer |
Production companies | Quijote Films Sagrado Cine Unión de los Ríos |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Countries | Chile Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
The Man of the Future (Spanish: El hombre del futuro) is a 2019 Chilean-Argentine drama road movie written and directed by Felipe Ríos Fuentes in his directorial debut.[1] Starring José Soza and Antonia Giesen.[2] Its world premiere was at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where it competed for the Crystal Globe.[3]
After a forced retirement, the old and lonely trucker Michelsen undertakes one last trip aboard his truck to Villa O'Higgins, the so-called end of the world by the southern truckers. Along the way, he will detach himself from everything that made up his life, turning his last route into a journey of illumination, in which facing the end of the road and the wild nature will allow him to live the present as he always wanted: with his daughter Elena.[4]
Cast
The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]
- José Soza as Michelsen
- Antonia Giesen as Elena
- Sergio Hernández as Boss
- Rubén Redlich as Gaucho Sheep
- Roberto Farías as Four Fingers
- Amparo Noguera as Nicole
- Giannina Fruttero as Paula
- Jorge Arecheta as Tecla
- Erto Pantoja as Nicole's Husband
- Solange Lackington as Olivia
- María Alché as Maxi
- Nicolás Rojas as Elena's Friend
- Luis Uribe as Trainer
Release
It had its world premiere on July 3, 2019, at the 54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,[7] then it was screened on August 21 of the same year at the Santiago International Film Festival.[8][9] It was commercially released on August 29, 2019, in Chilean theaters.[10]
