Synopse
An army in inhospitable territory between Bolivia and Paraguay seeks the enemy – and finds the biggest adversary in itself. A war film in which barely a shot is fired. The Chaco plateau, 1934. Bolivia is at war with Paraguay. A group of indigenous Bolivian soldiers are led by the gruff German commandant Hans Kundt. The European refuses to accept that their mission is long since without purpose. Every day, every exhausting march and hastily erected camp brings greater hunger, isolation and despair. Like shadows, Kundt and his men roam the hell of Chaco, a murderous world of dust and silence.
Regie
DIEGO MONDACA (*1980 in Bolivia) studied film at the Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (EICTV) in Cuba. After two documentaries, Chaco is his debut feature.
Info
Original Title: Chaco
International Title: Chaco
Category: Feature
Section: Vitrina
Version & Subtitles: Aymara, Quechua, Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Diego Mondaca
Screenplay: Diego Mondaca, César Diaz, Pilar Palomero
Cast/Protagonists: Raymundo Ramos, Omar Calisaya, Fausto Castellón, Fabián Arenillas, Mauricio Toledo
Production country: Bolivia, Argentina
Year of Production: 2020
Length: 80 min
Producer: Camila Molina W., Álvaro Manzano, Barbara Francisco, Georgina Baisch
Production company: ColorMonster, Pasto, Murillo Cine
Cinematography: Federico Lastra
Sound: Nahuel Palenque
Editor: Delfina Castagnino, Valeria Racioppi, César Diaz
Music: Alberto Villalp
Production Design: Javier Cuellar
Costume Design: Valeria Wilde Monasterios
World Sales: Compañia de Cine
