Synopsis
Eliú, a country boy, is incarcerated in an experimental young offenders’ institution, deep in the heart of the Colombian tropical forest, for a crime he committed with his friend El Mono. Every day, the teenagers perform hard manual labour and endure intense group therapy, under the menacing gaze of the camp guard Godoy. One day, El Mono is transferred to the same centre and with him comes the past that Eliú is trying to escape.
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Filmmaker
Andrés Ramírez Pulido
He is a director and producer. In 2016, he premiered his short film El Edén at the Berlinale, a film that received awards at the Busan, Cairo and Viña del Mar film festivals. In 2017, Damiana was selected to be part of the Official Selection at Cannes, as well as at Toronto, Oberhausen or Zinebi. La jauría, his first feature film, receives support from the CNC, the FDC Proimagenes and the Hubert Bals Fund, and is presented at the Critics’ Week in Cannes.
Filmography: La jauría (2022, D'A 2023), Damiana (short film, 2017), El Edén (short film, 2016), Mirar hacia el sol (short film, 2013)
Awards
Critics' Week Grand Prize
SACD Award
STOCKHOLM FILM FESTIVAL
Best Cinematography
Poster
