Chiloé Island off the southern coast of Chile, late 19th century. A 13-year-old indigenous girl named Rosa (the phenomenal Valentina Véliz Caileo) is forced to witness a German colonist brutally attacking her father. This story of the revenge of an aggrieved daughter, who renounces her Christian upbringing and strays towards a cult of her ancestors propagating witchcraft and rebellion, enjoyed a huge reception during its world premiere at Sundance this year. Christopher Murray provided one of the most rousing experiences of the festival; his mesmeric spectacle is, at the same time, an intriguing commentary on the folly of colonising aggressors, who chance upon the magic-infused bond between the original inhabitants and their natural surroundings.
Karel Och
101 min / Color, DCP
Director Christopher Murray
/ Screenplay Christopher Murray, Pablo Paredes
/ Dir. of Photography María Secco
/ Sound Juan Carlos Maldonado
/ Editor Paloma López
/ Art Director Patricia Pardo
/ Producer Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín, Rocío Jadue, Nicolás Celis
/ Production Fabula
/ Coproduction Match Factory Productions, Pimienta Films
/ Cast Valentina Véliz Caileo, Daniel Antivilo, Sebastian Hülk, Daniel Muñoz
/ Sales The Match Factory
Christopher Murray (1985, Santiago, Chile). Filmography: Manuel de Ribera (2010), Propaganda (2014, doc.), The Blind Christ (El Cristo ciego, 2016), Dios (2019, doc.), Sorcery (Brujería, 2022).
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