2010 Sydney Latin American Film Festival

Country: Colombia

Impunity, What kind of war for Colombia?

Juan Jose Lozano, 2010, 2011, Documentary, Colombia, 84min, Spanish with English subtitles

 

Colombia today: the biggest trial against Paramilitary armies - accused of killing thousands of Colombians - is designed to create “peace and justice”. Instead the process comes to an abrupt halt, when the political and economic interests in the paramilitary war are uncovered. Are the victims’ families doomed to stay victims forever or are they able to fight Impunity?

 

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Karen Cries in a Bus

Karen llora en un bus

Gabriel Rojas Vera, 2011, 2011, Feature, Colombia, 98min, Spanish with English subtitles

A fresh look drama set on the bustling streets of Bogotá. After ten years Karen discovers that having left her dreams behind to become a housewife was a mistake. In search of her lost youth,
Karen rents a room in the centre of Bogotá and discovers her new-found freedom is sweet, but sometimes cruel.

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SINS OF MY FATHER

PECADOS DE MI PADRE

Nicolás Entel, 2009, 2010, Documentary, Colombia, 92min, Spanish/English with English subtitles

What would life be like if your father was Pablo Escobar?

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SINS OF MY FATHER

Pecados de mi Padre

What would life be like if your father was Pablo Escobar?

Nicolás Entel, 2009, 2010, Documentary, Colombia, 92min, Spanish with English subtitles

 This is the incredible story of Pablo Escobar, the infamous boss of Colombia’s Medellin drug cartel as told by his son, Sebastian.

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Mañana

Tomorrow

Felipe Holguín, 2009, 2010, Short, Colombia, 13min, Spanish with English subtitles

Plegarias atendidas

Answered prayers

Efrain Bahamon P, 2008, 2009, Short, Colombia, 16min, Spanish with English subtitles

Cubama

Juan Fischer, 2009, 2009, Short, Colombia, USA, 13min, Spanish with English subtitles

Chimbumbe

Antonio Coello, 2008, 2009, Short, Colombia, India, Mexico, 13min, Spanish, Portuguese, Bantu with English subtitles

Bagatela

Just what happens when you end up on the wrong side of the law in Bogotá?

Jorge Caballero, 2008, 2009, Documentary, Colombia, 74min, Spanish with English subtitles