Story
After his father is killed by an influential man, the Evangelical gardener Alberto returns to his home city for the first time in years to attend the funeral. He then however has to take part in religious ceremonies that go against his faith and beliefs. Cocote looks at the question of how religions influence society in the Dominican Republic. In hypnotic pictures, the film captures traditional rituals and lets the voices speak for themselves. A visually powerful and poetic journey into the world of faith.
Director
Nelson Carlo De Los Santos (*1985), a native Dominican, studied camerawork in Buenos Aires and Edinburgh. His essay film Santa Teresa Y Otra Historias was shown at numerous festivals and won several awards.Trailer
Info
Cocote
Fiction Feature
Spanish
Vitrina//FF2017
Argentina, Dominican Republic, Germany, Qatar
2017
106 min
OV with English subtitles
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Vicente Santos, Judith Rodriguez, Yuberbi De La Rosa, Pedro Sierra, Isabel Spencer, Jose Miguel Fernandez
Fernando Santos Díaz, Christoph Friedel, Lukas V. Rinner
Roman Kasseroller
Nelson Carlo de los Santos Arias
Nahuel Palenque
Natalia Aponte
Luxbox
Guasabara Cine; Nabis Filmgroup; Pandora Film Produktion
Fiorella Moretti - Hedi Zardi, Luxbox: festivals@luxboxfilms.com