El Ardor

Fri Dec 09, 2016 to
Sun Dec 11, 2016

Time: 21:00 (Sun: 20:00)

Location

Cine Studio
(University of Nicosia)
46 Makedonitissas Avenue
Nicosia, Nicosia

Friends of Cinema Society
Phone: 96420491

Description

Described by writer-director Pablo Fendrik as a “Mesopotamian Western,” El Ardor stars Gael García Bernal as Kaí, a mysterious shaman who emerges from the Río Paraná to defend a clan of tobacco farmers against a band of cold-blooded land-grabbers. But this is no ordinary Western. Filmed on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, near the border of Brazil and Argentina, the lush, claustrophobic jungle with its birds, insects and prowling animals becomes as much a part of the story as the misfortunes of its characters. With minimal dialogue and yet plenty of drama, including a few good old-fashioned gun battles, El Ardor is absolutely spellbinding.

Cast:
Gael García Bernal (Kaí)
Alice Braga (Vania)
Claudio Tolcachir (Tarquinho)
Jorge Sesán (Tulio)

Director: Pablo Fendrik
Writer: Pablo Fendrik
Runtime: 101 min
Genre: Western, Drama
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: Greek
Production Year: 2014

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