In this tense social drama, the title character races against time after her son is drafted during an army raid on the streets. A single mother for whom her children are everything, Amparo finds herself at the mercy of a corrupt system as the search for bribe money tests her personal boundaries and the strength of social ties that are already wearing thin. Shown this year as part of Critics’ Week in Cannes.
In this tense social drama, the title character races against time after her son is drafted during an army raid on the streets. A single mother for whom her children are everything, Amparo finds herself at the mercy of a corrupt system as the search for bribe money tests her personal boundaries and the strength of social ties that are already wearing thin. The film shows how differently the corrupt system works for men than it does for women. The main protagonist is surrounded by an oppressive atmosphere of helplessness: Women are subject to the whims of men, and without a “protector” they are essentially constantly at risk, with no chance of escape. Shown this year as part of Critics’ Week in Cannes.
Vít Kořínek
95 min / Color, DCP
Director Simón Mesa Soto
/ Screenplay Simón Mesa Soto
/ Dir. of Photography Juan Sarmiento G.
/ Music Benedikt Schiefer
/ Editor Ricardo Saraiva
/ Art Director Marcela Gomez Montoya
/ Producer Juan Sarmiento G., Simón Mesa Soto
/ Production Ocultimo
/ Coproduction Momento Film, Flare Film
/ Cast Sandra Melissa Torres, Diego Alejandro Tobón
/ Sales The Match Factory
Simón Mesa Soto (1986, Medellín, Colombia). Filmography: Leidi (2014, short), Mother (Madre, 2016, short), Amparo (2021).
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