Synopse
DOCUMENTARY As a young girl, Natalia Garayalde filmed the explosion of a weapons factory in her home town. 20 years later, she makes a shocking discovery. 3rd November 1995. Without warning, a weapons factory in the Argentinian town of Río Tercero is blown sky-high. Shrapnel rains down and the neighbouring houses are reduced to rubble. With a video camera, 12-year old Natalia recorded the disaster. Two decades later, she revisits her old footage along with official archive material and it becomes clear that the explosion wasn’t accidental, but deliberate, orchestrated by the highest authorities.
Regie
NATALIA GARAYALDE (*1982 in Río Tercero, Argentina) studied communication. Splinters is her debut film and has won several awards, including the Special Jury Prize at the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon.
Info
Original Title: Esquirlas
International Title: Splinters
Category: Documentary feature
Section: Vitrina
Version & Subtitles: Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Natalia Garayalde
Cast/Protagonists: Protagonists: Nicolás Garayalde, Carolina Garayalde, Esteban Garayalde, Gabriela Garayalde, Esther Rostagno, Omar Gaviglio
Production country: Argentina
Year of Production: 2020
Length: 70 min
Production company: Punto de Fuga Cine
Editor: Julieta Seco, Martín Sappia
Music: Federico Disandro, Atilio Sanchez





