Gunpowder Heart

(festival title)
  • Spain Polvora en el corazón
Spain / Guatemala, 2019, 87 min

Directed by:

Camila Urrutia

Screenplay:

Camila Urrutia

Cinematography:

Paolo Giron

Composer:

Paloma Peñarrubia
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Plots(1)

Claudia and Maria, roam the streets of the city of Guatemala. Claudia works at a call center and is uninterested in the world around her. She lives with her activist grandfather, who tries to persuade her to join his cause. Maria unlike Claudia, is more spontaneous and lives with her mother in the outskirts of the city. The chaotic streets are filled with common stories of abuse, unforgiving police officers, and charming secret corners. Everything changes one night when they are attacked by three men. Although they manage to escape, Claudia is faced with the dilemma of choosing revenge or listening to her grandfather’s advice. (South by Southwest Film Festival)

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