Utama
Directed by:
Alejandro Loayza GrisiScreenplay:
Alejandro Loayza GrisiCinematography:
Bárbara ÁlvarezVOD (1)
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In the arid Bolivian highlands, Utama follows an elderly Quechua couple who have been living the same daily routine for years. When an uncommonly long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and Sisa must decide whether to stay and maintain their traditional way of life or admit defeat and move in with family members in the city. When their grandson arrives with news it brings their predicament into sharp focus as they confront climate change, the value of tradition, and the meaning of life. (Conic Films)
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Your average exotic festival flick showing the life on Indians in the Bolivian highlands. Or rather, their traditional way of life, which only the last few old-timers hold on to anymore – most of the rest have long gone away or are planning to. It has that romantic charm of something that still exists a little bit, but will soon be just a memory. Nice, but unoriginal and a bit predictable. (56th KVIFF)
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