The Shape of Things to Come (film)

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Written byVictor Manuel Checa
Victor Huizar
Produced byRuby Castillo
Sebastián Cordero
Christoph Hahnheiser
Josune Hahnheiser
Ángeles Hernández
Jimena Hospina
David Matamoros
Bertha Navarro
William Silva Reddington
Javier Salvador
StarringFernando Bacilio
Lorenzo Molina
Tiempos Futuros
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Directed byVictor Manuel Checa
Written byVictor Manuel Checa
Victor Huizar
Produced byRuby Castillo
Sebastián Cordero
Christoph Hahnheiser
Josune Hahnheiser
Ángeles Hernández
Jimena Hospina
David Matamoros
Bertha Navarro
William Silva Reddington
Javier Salvador
StarringFernando Bacilio
Lorenzo Molina
CinematographyFergan Chávez-Ferrer
Edited byMiqy de la Barra
Music byJavi Tasio
Jose Tena Vázquez
Production
companies
Doce Entertainment
Mapimi Cine
Pierrot Films
Release dates
  • November 12, 2021 (2021-11-12) (Tallinn Black Nights)
  • November 17, 2022 (2022-11-17)
Running time
82 minutes
CountriesPeru
Mexico
Ecuador
Spain
Germany[1]
LanguageSpanish

The shape of things to come (Spanish: Tiempos futuros; lit. Future times) is a 2021 science fiction drama film directed by Victor Checa (in his directorial debut) and written by Víctor Checa and Victor Huizar.[2][3] It stars Fernando Bacilio and Lorenzo Molina.[4]

In a dystopian city that appears to be Lima, Teo, an eleven-year-old boy, works with his father, Luis, in a mysterious machine that seeks to generate a deluge in a city where it does not rain. Luis, obsessed with making the machine work, puts the invention at risk in the face of constant embargoes and threats from the authorities. Teo, looking to help his father, gets involved with a gang of young spies led by twin brothers, Raiza and Baca. From this meeting, Teo will live new experiences that will question his father's obsession and reveal the hidden nature of the machine.[5]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[6]

  • Fernando Bacilio as Luis
  • Lorenzo Molina as Teo
  • Jeremi García as Baca
  • Paulina Bazán as Raiza
  • José Flores as Haya

Release

The film premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in Estonia on November 12, 2021.[7][8] within the section Rebels with a cause; A competitive section of the festival where films challenge the boundaries of cinema".[9] It was commercially released on November 17, 2022 in Peruvian theaters.[10]

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