Synopsis
They wanted to be part of a youth movement – and became right-wing terrorists. An intense political thriller linking Chilean history to the present and illustrating how fascistic structures have survived. At the beginning of the 1970s, the streets of the Chilean capital were seething and in the underground the extremist group »Patria y Libertad« was working on overthrowing the elected present Salvador Allende. Attracted by the fascist couple Inés and Justo, Gerado joins the paramilitaries. A community of fate is born from which none of the three can escape – not even 40 years later.
Bio
ANDRÉS WOOD (*1965) studied economics in Chile and film production in New York. His films are box-office hits in Chile and highly praised at international film festivals. His film Machuca was shown at FILMFEST HAMBURG 2004.
Info
Original Title: Araña
International Title: Spider
Category: Feature
Section: Veto!
Version & Subtitles: Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Andrés Wood
Screenplay: Guillermo Calderón, Andrés Wood
Cast/Protagonists: Mercedes Morán, María Valverde, Marcelo Alonso, Pedro Fontaine, Gabriel Urzúa, Felipe Armas, Caio Blat, María Gracia Omegna, Mario Horton Fleck
Production country: Brazil, Argentina, Chile
Year of Production: 2019
Length: 100 min
Producer: Alejandra García, Nathalia Videla, Juan Pablo Gugliotta, Denise Gomes, Paula Consenza
Production company: Wood Producciones, Magma Cine, Bossa Nova Films
Cinematography: M.I. Littin-Menz
Editor: Andrea Chignoli
Music: Antonio Pinto
Production Design: Simón Briceño
World Sales: Manon Barat, Film Factory Entertainment
