Chaco (film)
Appearance
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Directed by | Diego Mondaca |
Starring | Fabián Arenillas |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Countries | Bolivia Argentina |
Languages | Aymara Quechua Spanish |
Chaco is a 2020 Bolivian-Argentine war drama film directed by Diego Mondaca and set in 1934 during the Chaco War. It was selected as the Bolivian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[1]
Plot
[edit]A company of Bolivian soldiers of Quechua and Aymará extraction, led by a German captain, wanders through the dry woods and plains of the Chaco in search of their Paraguayan enemy.[2][3]
Cast
[edit]- Fabián Arenillas as Capitán alemán
- Omar Calisaya as soldado Ticona
- Fausto Castellón as soldado Jacinto
- Raimundo Ramos as cabo Liboro
See also
[edit]- List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Bolivian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
[edit]- ^ Ruvenal, Caio (25 November 2020). ""Chaco" es el filme escogido para representar a Bolivia en los Oscar". Opinion.bo. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Chaco". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Festivales: Críticas de "Chaco", de Diego Mondaca + "Intimate Distances", de Phillip Warnel (Competencia Internacional) - #FICValdivia2020 - Otros Cines". www.otroscines.com. Retrieved 21 August 2024.