TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG

TARDE PARA MORIR JOVEN

By Dominga SOTOMAYOR

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Drama - Completed 2018

Democracy comes back to Chile during the summer of 1990. In an isolated community, Sofi´a (16), Lucas (16) and Clara (10), face their first loves and fears, while preparing for New Year’s Eve. They may live far from the dangers of the city, but not from those of nature.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2018
Discovery
Locarno 2018
Best Direction
Locarno 2018
Concorso Internazionale
    • Year of production
    • 2018
    • Genres
    • Drama, Environmental
    • Countries
    • CHILE, BRAZIL, ARGENTINA, NETHERLANDS, QATAR
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.6 - 1 M$
    • Duration
    • 110 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Dominga SOTOMAYOR
    • Writer(s)
    • Dominga SOTOMAYOR
    • Producer(s)
    • Rodrigo TEIXEIRA (RT FEATURES), Omar ZÚÑIGA HIDALGO (CINESTACION), Dominga SOTOMAYOR (CINESTACION), Daniel PECH (RT FEATURES), Sophie MAS (RT FEATURES)
    • Synopsis
    • Set in Chile in the summer of 1990, Too Late to Die Young is a beguiling coming-of-age drama, partly inspired by the director’s own experiences growing up in the alternative ecological community of Peñalolén. As the country comes to terms with the end of Pinochet’s dictatorship, a group of adolescents living on a rural commune is the foothills of the Andes attempt to make sense of their own burgeoning desires and tangled relationships. Sixteen-year old Sofia, the daughter of a famous singer, who is largely absent from her life, becomes intoxicated with the motorbike-riding Ignacio—much to the dismay of her friend, Lucas. Meanwhile, ten-year old Clara is more concerned with the whereabouts of her beloved dog. Featuring a standout performance from newcomer, Demian Hernández, as Sofia, this is a subtly observed and beautifully shot evocation of a time brimming with hope and trepidation, with Inti Briones’ cinematography capturing perfectly the sun-scorched hues of an endless teenage summer.
    • Partners & financing
    • RT Features (Brazil)
      Cinestación (Chile), CNCA Co-Production Fund
      Ruda Cine (Argentina), INCAA Co-Production Fund
      Circe Films (The Netherlands), HBF + NFF Co-Production Fund
    • Production schedule
    • Post/production during 2017, for 2018 premiere.
    • Beginning of shooting
    • Mar 13, 2017
    • End of shooting
    • Apr 15, 2017