BITTER GOLD by Juan Olea
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Set in the extinct world of artisan mining in North Chile, this neo western centers the struggles and empowerment of a young woman, fighting to keep the family business against patriarchal structures and the law of the jungle.
Warsaw IFF (Ecumenic Jury Award), Cairo IFF, IFF of India, Göteborg IFF, Bergamo Film Meetings (awarded), Houston Latino FF (comp), African, Asian, Latin American FF (comp), Cine Latino Bergen, IFF Assen, Chicago Latino FF (comp), IFF Gorinchem, Seattle IFF (comp), Zlin Film Festival, Guadalajara IFF (comp) a.o.
"unheralded, unpretentious, and riveting" - Vince Keenan EATING AND DRINKING FILMS
Cast
Katalina Sánchez - Carola
Francisco Melo - Pacífico
Michael Silva - Humberto
Daniel Antivilo – Juan María
Moisés Angulo - Vladimiro
Carlos Donoso - Amadeo
Carla Moscatelli - Doctora
Matias Catalán - Gaspar
Carlos Rodríguez - Félix
Anibal Vásquez – Aníbal
Carlos Troncoso – Nelson
Crew
Director: Juan Olea / Writer: Francisco Hervé, Moisés Sepúlveda, María Luida Furche, Agustín Toscano, Nicolás Wellmann / Cinematorgrapher: Sergio Armstrong / Editor: Sebastián Brahm, María Salazar, Valeria Hernández / Sound: Daniel Yafalián / Music: Sofía Scheps / Art Director: Bernardita Baeza / Producer: Felipe Egaña, Daniela Raviola, Francisco Hervé, Moisés Sepúlveda, Juan Bernardo González, Arturo Pereyra, Cristóbal Zapata, Virginia Bogliolo, Tom Schreiber / Production Company: Juntos Films, La Santé in coproduction with Plotlessfilm, Tarkiofilm, Whisky Content
Technical Information
Original Title: Oro Amargo / Shot in Arri Raw 4K / Available for screenings in DCP 24fps / Color / 1:2,35 / 83 min / 5.1 / original language: Spanish / Subtitles: English and German / Production company: Juntos Films and La Santé in coproduction with Plotlessfilm, Tarkiofilm, Whisky Content / Chile, Mexico, Uruguay, Germany 2024