THE BORDER

LA FRONTERA

By David DAVID

GARABATO CINE - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2019

Amid a political crisis, on the border between Colombia and Venezuela, an Andean woman, her husband, and brother live on looting travelers. However fate pushes her to the brink of illusion and getting lost in mysterious dreams.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2018
Films in Progress (FIP)
Cairo IFF 2019
International Competition
FICCI Cartagena 2020
Ficciones de aquí
Chicago Latino Film Festival 2020
Official Selection
Colombian NY Film Festival 2020
Feature Competition
Sanfic 2020
Visiones del mundo
Festival de Gramado 2020
International Competition
Vancouver Latin American Film Festival 2020
International Competition
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama, Social issues, First film
    • Countries
    • COLOMBIA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • N/A
    • Duration
    • 90 mn
    • Director(s)
    • David DAVID
    • Writer(s)
    • David DAVID
    • Synopsis
    • Diana Ipuana is a pregnant indigenous girl who lives on a hamlet by the Colombian-Venezuelan border, with her husband Chevrolet and brother Jorge. They find supplies by looting travelers who take shortcuts between the countries since the official road is closed. Diana is pregnant. Most of her family migrated due to lack of resources. She refuses to do so because she believes her child will bring livelihood. One day Chevrolet and Jorge get killed and Diana must test the resilient power of her wayuu femininity to learn to expand her own borders.