EMPTINESS

VACÍO

By Paul VENEGAS

34T - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2020

Lei and Wong arrive clandestinely in Ecuador with different objectives. Their fate is in the hands of Chang, a bipolar gangster who becomes obsessed with her. Together they will fight for their freedom. Emptiness portrays the migrants' struggle to pursue their dreams and preserve their dignity.

Festivals
& Awards

Busan 2020
official
Guayaquil International Film Festival 2020
Best Fiction Film
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2020
Best Latin American Film
Ventana Sur 2021
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues, Thriller
    • Countries
    • ECUADOR, URUGUAY
    • Languages
    • MANDARIN, SPANISH, ENGLISH
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 92 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Paul VENEGAS
    • Producer(s)
    • Paul VENEGAS (XANADU FILMS), Sebastian SCHROEDER (LA SUMA)
    • Synopsis
    • LEI and WONG arrive clandestinely in Ecuador. She has only one objective, to reach New York. In contrast, he longs to bring his son from China. But their fate is in the hands of CHANG, a bipolar gangster who becomes obsessed with her and will set them at a crossroad. Together they will fight for their freedom.

      EMPTINESS portrays the emotional experience of the migrant in search of their dreams and their struggle to preserve their dignity.