Confined to a universe that stretches only from bed to wheelchair, Porfirio – a man in diapers who sells call time on his cell phone in a faraway city on the outskirts of the Colombian Amazon – dreams that he can fly.
Director
Alejandro Landes
Version
Colombian (OV)
with English, French subtitlesProduced by
Francisco Aljure, Alejandro Landes
Cast
Porfirio Ramirez Aldana, Jarlinsson Ramirez Reinoso, Yor Jasbleidy Santos Torres
Genre
Drama
Running Time
106 min.
Release
December 30, 2011
Festivals
Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2011 | 36th Edition of the Age d’Or (Cinédécouvertes Competition) | Amsterdam World Cinema Fest | Toronto FF | San Sebastian FF | Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine | Busan FF | Rio de Janeiro FF | Warsaw FF | Thessaloniki FF | Stockholm FF Cuenca FF Ecuador | Goa FF | Cartagena FF 2012 | Festivalissimo Montréal | Miami FF, New Directors/New Films | CPH Pix Denmark | Chicago Latino FF | Monterrey FF | Transilvania FF | Taipei FF | 2morrow Moskau | Chennai FF 2012 | Guanajuato Int’l FF | 50th International Film Festival of India
Awards
Cinédécouvertes Distr. Prize 2011 (Bruxelles), World Cinema Amsterdam Jury Award, Festival Biarritz Amérique Latine: Premio del Jurado a Mejor Pelicula y Premio al Mejor Actor, Thessaloniki FF: Special Jury Award for Originality and Innovation - Bronze Alexander, Cuenca FF Ecuador: Best Director, Goa FF: Golden Peacock for Best Film, Cartagena FF 2012: Best Iberoamerican Director, Best Colombian Film, Best Colombian Director, Festivalissimo Montréal: Best Picture
Year
2011
Status
completed
credits not contractual
