La Redención
| La Redenciòn | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Original title | La Redención |
| Directed by | Hérib Godoy |
| Written by | Néstor Amarilla Ojeda |
| Produced by | Aline Moscato |
| Starring | Juan Carlos Notari, Lali González, Ramón del Río, Emilio Barreto, José Barrios, Sergio Cardozo, Mauro Acosta, Blas Filártiga, Aníbal Ortiz, Máximo Florentin |
| Cinematography | Armando Aquino |
| Edited by | Hérib Godoy |
| Music by | Néstor Amarilla Ojeda |
Production company | Tuyupucú Producciones/Anima Films |
| Distributed by | LIFE films |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Language | Spanish/Guaraní |
La Redención is a 2018 Paraguayan historical drama road movie partially set in the Chaco War. This is the second work of director Hérib Godoy after Latas vacías (2014).
Plot
[edit]Using a nonlinear narrative, the film depicts the 1991 meeting between José Villalba, a terminally ill Chaco War veteran and the young Marlene, the granddaughter of a former brother-in-arms. They undertake a journey in search of the whereabouts of Marlene's grandfather through different villages and locations across the Paraguayan countryside. Intermingled with flashbacks of a young Villalba and his companions in the trenches of Nanawa in July 1933, Marlene and José uncover long-time forgotten stories and unearth the past to eventually come to terms with their own lives.
Production
[edit]Néstor Amarilla Ojeda wrote the screenplay, while Aline Moscato was in charge of the production.
The film fanpage was available since January 2017.[1]
The movie was shot at Coronel Oviedo and several locations in Caaguazú department during January 2017.[2]
The first backstage was released on 18 February 2018 and uploaded to the movie's website. The first teaser dates back to June 2017.[2] while the trailer was made public on 12 April 2018, and hit more than 100,000 views on social networks.[3]
Godoy had already filmed another historic drama about the Chaco War in 2006, with the short film Guerra re.[4]
Reception
[edit]La Redención was released internationally on the 13th Latin-American Film Festival of São Paulo in the section "Contemporáneos".[5] Brazilian online magazine Adoro Cinema made an extense review of the film.[6]
The movie was also invited to the 14th Latin American Film Festival at Melbourne.[7]
Cast
[edit]Main roles: Juan Carlos Notari, Lali González.
1991 cast: Ramón Del Río, Emilio Barreto, Miriam Notari, Lucas Godoy, Silvia Villalba, Carlos Balmoriz, Víctor Mujica, Marlene Quiñonez, Gladys Ramírez, Máximo Florentín, Marcos Varela, Álvaro Benítez, Miguel González.
1933 cast: José Barrios, Aníbal Ortiz, Blas Filártiga, Mauro Acosta, Sergio Cardozo, Fidel Fariña, Estanislao Brítez, Juan Ubaldo Godoy, Rolando Sanabria.
Soundtrack
[edit]- Un pelotón de humanidad
Purahei Soul Author: Néstor Amarilla Ojeda Arrangements: Purahei Soul Violin: Juanchi Alvarez Harp: Juanjo Corbalan Guitar: Miguel Narvaez Vocals: Edu Benitez Miguel Narvaez Jennifer Hicks
- Voy gritando
Luis Alberto del Paraná y Los Paraguayos Author: Luis Alberto del Paraná Label: Bluecaps
- Mi guitarra y mi voz
Luis Alberto del Paraná y Los Paraguayos Author: Luis Alberto del Paraná and Julio Jara Label: Bluecaps
- 13 Tuyutí
Intérprete: Juan Carlos Oviedo y los Hermanos Acuña Letra: Emiliano R. Fernández Música: Ramón Vargas Colmán Label: The Song
References
[edit]- ^ "Película paraguaya "La Redención" lanzó fanpage". ultimahora.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Lanzamiento teaser oficial película paraguaya "La Redención" – OviedoPress" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "La Redención presentó su tráiler oficial a menos de 2 meses del estreno". La Nación (in Spanish).
- ^ "EL COMIC PARAGUAYO ENTRE LA HISTORIA Y LA HISTORIETA BOLIVIA Y PARAGUAY UNIDOS A LOS 80 AÑOS DE LA PAZ DEL CHACO" (in Spanish). 10 September 2015.
- ^ "A Redenção | 13º Festival de Cinema Latino-Americano de São Paulo" (in Portuguese).
- ^ "A Redenção: Críticas AdoroCinema" (in Portuguese) – via www.adorocinema.com.
- ^ "ANU Film Group - News Archive - Latin American Film Festival at the ANU Film Group". www.anufg.org.au.