Casula Powerhouse (details)
6:00pm Saturday 12th September
A riveting tale that juxtaposes the danger and majestic beauty of Mexico.
Alan Jonsson, 2008, Feature, Mexico, 92min, Spanish with English subtitles
Homing pigeons, drug lords and the Virgin of Guadalupe all come into play in Morenita. Add familial ties and the testing of one’s faith and the result is an extraordinary film. Mateo Cruz, desperate to save his family from a notorious drug dealer, causes absolute pandemonium when he kidnaps Mexico’s and Latin America’s most adored religious icon, the Virgin of Guadalupe, and demands a ransom! The unexpected and complicated chain of events that follow show how desperation can take even the best of us to our darkest side.
Efrain Bahamon P, 2008, Short, Colombia, 16min, Spanish with English subtitles