Once Upon a Time in Venezuela
On Lake Maracaibo, the village of Congo Mirador is preparing for parliamentary elections. Chavist party representative Tamara fights for each vote by all means while opposition-supporting teacher Natalie is about to be forced from her job and little Yoaini sees her community and childhood sinking in oily mud. A story of corruption, pollution and decay – a reflection of Venezuela today.
Technical Data | |
Running time: | 99 |
Format: | digital |
Screen ratio: | 1:1.78 |
Language spoken: | Spanish, English |
Production year: | 2020 |
Credits | |
Director(s): | |
Writer(s): | Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, Sepp R. Brudermann |
Cinematography: | John Márquez |
Editing: | Sepp R. Brudermann |
Producers: | Sepp R. Brudermann, Arash T. Riahi |
Premiere: |
January 27, 2020 Park City (Sundance Film Festival, World Cinema Documentary Competition)
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Awards (selection): | Best Film (Venezuelan National Film Festival), Best Director (Saint Laurent du Maronie/International Documentary Film Festival), Best International Feature (Hot Springs/Documentary Film Festival), Audience Award (Minneapolis/Cine Latino), Venezuelan entry for the AMPAS International Film Award (formerly Foreign Language Award), Main Award (Watch Docs/Warsaw Human Rights Film Festival) |