La fortaleza
Feature Film
Venezuela, France, Netherlands, Colombia · 2020 · 108´ · Spanish · B15
Sinopsis
To escape the crisis in Venezuela, and his alcoholism, Roque retreats into the Amazon jungle to renovate a cabin he built during happier times. He struggles with feverish visions caused by alcohol abstinence, and his desire for redemption becomes distorted when he joins old friends to work in an illegal gold mine controlled by Colombian guerrillas. The violence required to work in the mine plunges Roque into a cycle of self-destruction that devours his interior. He will need the fortitude to get out and start anew.
Director
JORGE THIELEN ARMAND
In 2015 he co-founded La Faena Films. His first feature film La Soledad (2016) premiered in Venice IFF and won over a dozen awards at festivals worldwide. His second feature film La Fortaleza (2020) premiered in IFF Rotterdam Tiger Competition, followed by screenings at Busan IFF, Gijón IFF, Cairo IFF, Guadalajara IFF, and Biarritz Amérique-Latine where it won the Jury Prize.
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Venezuela, France, Netherlands, Colombia · 2020 · 108´ · Spanish · B15
Dirección · Director
Jorge Thielen Armand
Guión · Screenplay
Jorge Thielen Armand, Rodrigo Michelangeli
Fotografía · Cinematography
Rodrigo Michelangeli
Música · Music
Leila Bordreuil
Sonido · Sound
Eli Cohn
Director de arte · Production designer
Matias Tikas
Edición · Editor
Felipe Guerrero
Productor · Producer
Rodrigo Michelangeli, Manon Ardisson, Rodolfo Cova, Zach Lebeau, Kim Jackson
Intérpretes · Cast
Jorge Roque Thielen, Yoni Naranjo, Carlos “Fagua” Medina, Leudys Naranjo
Contacto · Contact
Francisco Zambrano - Reel Suspects
f@reelsuspects.com
Rodrigo Michelangeli - La Faena Films
rodrigo@lafaenafilms.com
