Utama
Bolivia, Uruguay, France | 2022 | 87 min | Quechua, Spanish
Synopsis
In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily routine for years. When an uncommonly long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and Sisa face the dilemma of resisting or being defeated by the passage of time. Everything is precipitated by the arrival of their grandson Clever, who comes to visit with news.In Alejandro Loayza Grisi’s astonishing feature debut, the three of them will face, each in their own way, the environment, the necessity for change, and the meaning of life itself.
Director
Bolivian filmmaker. Begins his artistic career in still photography and then enters the world of cinema through cinematography. As a director of photography he worked in the documentary series Planeta Bolivia, and many short films such as Aicha, Dochera and Polvo. Attracted by the stories that can be told through the image in motion, he ventures into script and direction with his first feature film, Utama.
Mexican Premiere
Director - Directors
Alejandro Loayza GrisiGuión - Screenplay
Alejandro Loayza GrisiProductor - Producer
Santiago Layza Grisi, Federico Moreira, Jean-Baptiste Bailly-MaitreMúsica - Music:
Cergio PrudencioSonido - Sound:
Federico MoreiraCinematografía - Cinematography:
Barbara AlvarezEdición - Editor:
Fernando EpsteinDirección de Arte - Production Design:
Valeria WildeIntérpretes - Cast
José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos ChoqueContacto - Contact
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