LA FORTALEZA

By Jorge THIELEN ARMAND

LA FAENA - as PROD

Second film - Completed 2020

To escape the crisis in Venezuela, and his alcoholism, a man retreats into the jungle and meets old friends. But their former happiness is transformed into evil intentions by the lure of gold.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2020
Film Library (not in selection)
Rotterdam IFFR 2020
Tiger Competition
visions du reel 2020
Special Screening (cancelled)
Guadalajara FICG 2020
Competition
FICCI Cartagena 2020
(cancelled)
Biarritz Festival Amérique-Latine 2020
Competition
Panama International Film Festival 2020
(cancelled)
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Second film, Drama
    • Countries
    • COLOMBIA, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, VENEZUELA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • N/A
    • Duration
    • 108 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jorge THIELEN ARMAND
    • Writer(s)
    • Jorge THIELEN ARMAND, Rodrigo MICHELANGELI
    • Producer(s)
    • Rodrigo MICHELANGELI (LA FAENA), Manon ARDISSON (ARDIMAGES UK), Felipe GUERRERO (MUTOKINO), Louise BELLICAUD (IN VIVO FILMS), Claire CHARLES-GERVAIS (IN VIVO FILMS), Marleen SLOT (VIKING FILM), Rodolfo COVA (GENUINO FILMS), Zach LEBEAU (BREAKER (NEW YORK))
    • Synopsis
    • Roque, who is old enough for a midlife crisis, has just wrecked his mother's car. He blames the chaos in Venezuela, but his parents don't share this view, and throw him out of their house. To battle his demons, and the drink, he travels into the southern jungle to renovate a cabin he built during in happier times. He meets old friends, now captivated by the gold rush. His desire for redemption conflates with an increasingly violent environment. By turns lyrical and raw, realistic and intimate, feverish visions also reflect the inner state of the protagonist–who not by chance is played by the filmmaker's father. - IFFR