Synopse
Uruguay 2002: the country is rocked by strikes and student protests. Ariel is one of the leading left-wing activists at the university of Montevideo. When his father dies, the 25-year old returns to his home town of Salto and learns that his inheritance consists of a heavily indebted ranch, an old dog and a house in the town that he has to share with his father's lover. But the students are protesting in the provinces too and Ariel is torn between the roles of revolutionary and bourgeois executor. The Militant is a late coming-of-age story, poetically and thoughtfully told.
Regie
Manolo Nieto (*1972) studied media sciences in Montevideo. His debut The Dog Pound won the 2007 Tiger Award in Rotterdam for the best debut film. The Militant is his second feature.
Info
Original Title: El lugar del hijo
International Title: The Militant
Category: Feature
Section: Vitrina
Version & Subtitles: Spanish OV with English subtitles
Director: Manuel Nieto Zas
Screenplay: Manuel Nieto
Cast/Protagonists: Felipe Dieste, Alejandro Urdapilleta, Rossana Cabrera, Leonor Courtoisie, Germán de Silva, Sebastián Blanquer
Production country: Uruguay, Argentina
Year of Production: 2013
Length: 121 min
Producer: Andy Kleinman, Lisandro Alonso, Manuel Nieto
Production company: Roken Films, 4L
Cinematography: Arauco Hernandez-Holz
Editor: Pablo Riera, Martin Maínoli
Production Design: Nohemí González, Alejandro Castiglioni
World Sales: Alex Garcia, Sandro Fiorin, FiGa Films
