Peruvian Film Festival

INDO CINE APPRECIATION FOUNDATION in association with Embassy of Peru in India, is organizing a Peruvian Film Festival on 17th and 18th June 2019 at Alliance Française of Madras, Chennai.

The festival will be inaugurated by His Excellency Carlos R. Polo, Hon’ble Ambassador, Embassy of Peru, New Delhi. Dr A.C. Mohandoss IAS (Retd.) Hon’ble Member, State Human Rights Commission, Chennai will be the Chief Guest, Mr. Sivan Kannan, President – ICAF presides over the function and Ms. Aishwarya Ravichandran, Playback Singer will light the lamp.

Venue : Alliance Francaise of Madra, Chennai
Date : 17th to  18th June 2019

1. Black Butterfly (Mariposa Negra) / 2006 / Dir: Francisco J. Lombardi / 118 min / Jun 17 / 6.15 pm

A Peruvian schoolteacher conspires with a journalist to assassinate the official responsible for her fiancé’s murder.Wins: 4, Nominations: 2

2.Dark Heaven (Cielo Oscuro) / 2012 / Dir: Joel Calero / 75 min / Jun 17 / 8.00 pm

The intense and unpredictable romance between a tailor and a young drama student, who commissions him to make the costumes for her graduation play, takes a dark turn when he meets her former lovers and opens up the relentless spiral of jealousy and distrust.

3. Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras) / 2000 / Dir: Francisco J. Lombardi / 137 min / Jun 18 / 4.00 pm

4. Gods (Dioses) /2008/ Dir.: Josué Méndez / 120 min / Jun 18 / 6.15 pm

Elisa, fiancee of a wealthy industrialist, who is twenty years older than her is eager to shed her working-class background. To her dismay, she soon realizes her hopes to slip into magazine-ready images of domestic splendor must also include her future stepchildren.Wins: 4, Nomination: 1

5. Days of Santiago (Dias De Santiago) / 2004 / Dir: Josué Méndez / 83 min / Jun 18 /
8:15 pm

Santiago, a retired soldier who fought for his country, Peru, find it hard to adjust back to society while dealing with PTSD and family problems.Wins: 14, Nominations: 3

Venue : Alliance Francaise of Madra, Chennai
Date : 17th to  18th June 2019

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