Lima Film Festival: Peruvian films that were going to be able to be seen on streaming are withdrawn

More than 130 feature films are part of the program on 27 Lima Film Festivalwhich will take place from August 10 to 18.

Once the pandemic has been overcome, the event will once again be held in person, with various venues: the PUCP Cultural Center, the NOS PUCP Complex, Cineplanet Alcázar, at the Cine Lumière of the Alianza Francesa in Lima and the Armando Robles Godoy Hall of the Ministry of Culture. From Peru.

Initially, so that more people can see national productions, it was announced that these could also be seen through streaming. However, over the weekend, the organization of the event indicated a change and the cancellation of this alternative.

“For reasons of force majeure, we have been forced to withdraw the Peruvian films on the virtual platform of the 27th PUCP Lima Film Festival. We are very sorry for what this change may cause. We invite you to see them in person. The users who have made the purchase and have not been able to view the films, will be able to access the return of their money by writing to [email protected] ”, said the festival statement.

All the Peruvian films in competition were going to be seen virtually throughout the national territory.

These are the movies that can no longer be seen in streaming, but can be seen in movie theaters:

Director: Gonzalo Ladines.

Synopsis: Javi Fuentes is the most famous talk show host in the country and makes a living making fun of others. When his father passes away, Javi loses his sense of humor and is replaced by an insufferable influencer. To get the program back from him, Javi decides to hire a rehabilitated alcoholic who will try to teach him to laugh at himself before others.

Cast: Gisela Ponce de Leon, Cesar Ritter, Gianfranco Brero.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

Director: Oscar Gonzalez Apaza

Cast: Jesus Colque, Sylvia Majo, Danitza Pilco, Amiel Cayo, Gaby Huayhua

Synopsis: Reinaldo Cutipa, 30, lives with Matilde, his overprotective and domineering mother to whom he is bound by a sordid incestuous bond. They both work in a grocery store. When Reinaldo wants to move away to live with his crush, the adolescent Rosaura, Matilde is against it. From that moment on, Matilde convinces him to bring her and then to work with him in the winery. Meanwhile Benito, his father, to maintain his addiction goes to the store to ask for money, Matilde denies it, causing him resentment. The tension between Matilde and Rosaura escalates rapidly, causing a crisis that will end tragically.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

Director: Maga Zevallos.

Cast: Eduardo Cáceres, Liliana Panizo, Pedro Francke, César Lecca, etc.

Synopsis: About Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros: his childhood, his school and university days, his intense political life, his tireless search for equality and social justice, his fierce defense of human rights and his tireless fight against corruption.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

Director: Hans Matos Camac

Cast: Julia Thays, Maria Tesoro Tapia, Melvin Quijada, Gianco Ponce, Laurens Flores, Marco Miranda, Benjamin Baltazar.

Synopsis: The Valdez family gathers for the traditional festival of “Tayta Shanti”. Angela arrives from the capital with her daughter Angie, who denies her provincial roots. In the midst of the uproar over the party, Angie and her cousin Marcelo will have to confront her identity, since she does not assume herself to be Huancaína and he represses her sexuality.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

Director: Luis A. Chumbe Huamani.

Cast: Alberto Sánchez Casanova, Jair Sánchez Casanova, Misael Sánchez Casanova, Roberto Ramos, Carlos Vásquez, etc.

Synopsis: “Los Fabulosos Wembler´s de Iquitos” are a mythical Amazonian cumbia band from Iquitos with more than half a century of history that fights to prevail in their hometown and in Peru, while being widely recognized abroad.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

Director: Ina Mayushin.

Cast: Claudia Solís, Mariafe Vargas Inca, Alberick García Cerna, Liliana Alegría, Dante Del Águila, Francois Macedo, Mateo Ramírez Nunta, Fernando Añaños.

Synopsis: Emilia is a young widow who, together with her little daughter Irina, travels down the river towards Iceland in the 50s. Due to the low flow, they get stranded in Santos, a small town in the Peruvian Amazon. The time they stay there is enough to change the course of their lives. Emilia becomes the first teacher in the town. 50 years later, her legacy lives on.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

Director: Philip Esparza.

Cast: Dionicio Huaraccallo Idme, Moisés Jiménez Carbajal, Julio Carcausto Larito, Mayra Ferrer.

Synopsis: A Peruvian father works patiently, chipping away at the white volcanic stone that forms an extraordinary landscape. His son is part of the modern world: he uses cameras and drones to create a digital model of a church on a computer. Separated by the mysterious death of the wife/mother figure in the family, these men don’t connect. However, their paths intersect in a ghostly way, just like their professions: each one in their own way works with textures and volumes, sensations and perceptions. Can the kingdom of digital art recreate and revive the old world? Can it also awaken hearts that have grown lonely and cold?

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

• “The most feared skin”

Director: Joel Calero.

Cast: Juana Burga, Maria Luque, Lucho Cáceres.

Synopsis: Alejandra returns to Peru. More than 20 years ago, she and her mother left the country. In Cusco, doing paperwork, she discovers that her father—whom she thought was dead—is alive and imprisoned for having been a member of a subversive group. Alejandra then sets out to meet this man who abandoned her when she was 3 years old. Soon, this trip will mutate into an interior transit to discover the traces of her father, her country and her own identity.

Tickets: buy here / Price: 14 soles.

As every year, the Meetings section will be offered with mostly free entry activities with 7 dialogues organized with national and international filmmakers, 4 master classes, 19 talks with industry specialists, 4 presentations of publications related to the film industry, cinema, 2 workshops and dozens of Q&As with the filmmakers invited in this edition. The vast majority of the Meetings will be presented in person and virtually through the YouTube channel of the Lima Film Festival: