FIVE YEARS, FOUR MONTHS by Juan Miguel Gelacio & Esteban Hoyos García
Martha (45), a mother who lost trace of her son in the Colombian armed conflict, receives the news that no bone match was found in the last exhumation in which she had taken part. Having exhausted the institutional options, she turns to a group of women, where she meets Sandra, who tells her a rumour: "in a remote village in the plains, you can ask a dead person for a favour". The two set out on a journey in search of answers.
World premiere in Karlovy Vary IFF 2026 - Cristal Globe Competition.
Cast
Jenny Nava – Martha Baquero / Carmiña Martínez – Sandra / Carolina Vivas – Martha’s mother / Rosalba García – Abigail / María Doris Tejada – Herself / Jacqueline Castillo – Liliana / Rocío Castillo - Gloria
Crew
Directors: Esteban Hoyos García, Juan Miguel Gelacio / Writer: Juan Miguel Gelacio, Esteban Hoyos García / Cinematographer: Paula Moreno Vergara / Editor: Juan Miguel Gelacio / Sound: Daniel Garcés Najar / Music: Daniel Garcés Najar, Scott Barley
Art Director: Andyerson Posso Caro / Producers: Esteban Hoyos García, Carlos Piñeiro, John Chaparro, Ivan Prada Nagai / Production Company: Selva Producciones, Redline Enterprises, Chicamocha Films, Andante Producciones
Technical information
Original Title: Cinco años, cuatro meses / shot in 6K / 2K DCP / Color / 2.39:1 / 84 min / 5.1 / original language: Spanish with English subtitles / Colombia, USA 2026