EL AMPARO

By Rober CALZADILLA

PRAGDA - as DISTR DVD-video, VOD

Social issues - Completed 2015


Festivals
& Awards

Biarritz Film Festival 2016
Audience Award
Sao Paulo IFF 2016
Jury Award, Best Screenplay
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Social issues
    • Countries
    • VENEZUELA, COLOMBIA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 99 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rober CALZADILLA
    • Synopsis
    • In the Venezuelan town of El Amparo, near the border with Colombia, a group of fishermen sets off down the Aruca River. But only two men return, their friends shot down by the military, who claim they were clandestine guerrillas on a mission. The army soon arrives to claim the two survivors, held in the local jail, but they encounter an honorable policeman and fiercely loyal population who will do anything to protect the truth as the pressures to stick to the official story become overwhelming. Based on the true story of a 1988 massacre, this feature debut of filmmaker Rober Calzadilla is a searing drama, now more timely than ever