Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation, in association with Embassy of Chile in India, New Delhi and The Consulate of Chile in Chennai are organizing a CHILEAN FILM FESTIVAL from 10-12th October 2022 at Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034 as per the schedule given below.
Venue: Alliance Française of Madras, 24, College Road, Subba Road Avenue, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600034
Date: 10th – 12th, October 2022
(Non-members of ICAF, please call on 9840151956/8939022618 for more details)
Schedule
0. Inaugural Function – October 10 | 6.00 p.m
1. Araña/Spider/2019/Dir.: Andrés Wood/105 min | October 10 | 6.15 p.m
3 friends are part of an opposition group in the chaotic Chile of the early 1970s and together commit a political crime that changes the history of the country and separates them forever. Forty years later, Gerardo reappears.
Selected as Chilean entry for the Best International Feature Film at the Oscars
10 nominations
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6131414/
2. Retiree/La jubilada/2012/Dir.: Jairo Boisier/83 min | October 11 | 6.00 p.m
At the age of 30, Fabiola Neira resignedly returns to her hometown. There, everyone recognizes her as the woman who acted in pornographic films some time ago in the capital. A genuine and selfless friendship with a teenager appears as an opportunity to ease the journey.
1 nomination
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1847627/?ref_=nm_knf_t1
3. Heru and Patu, the legend/Patu the legend/2018/Dir.: Waitiare Kaltenegger Icka/48 min | October 12 | 6:00 p.m
Patu is an ancient legend of the Rapa Nui culture that was passed on from generation to generation through the oral and written narrative, of the dances and songs, body paintings and thread games.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8840234/?ref_=nm_knf_t1
4. The plants/Las plantas/2015/Dir.: Roberto Doveris/94 min | October 12 | 7.00 p.m
For a whole summer, 17-year-old Florencia has to look after her brother, who is trapped in a persistent vegetative state. She washes him, changes his nappies, and cuddles up to him in bed. From time to time, she reads to him from a comic called ‘Las Plantas’.
2 wins and 3 nominations
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5305262/?ref_=ttawd_awd_tt