In the Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living the same daily life for years. During an uncommonly long drought, Virginio and his wife Sisa face a dilemma: resist, or be defeated by the environment and time itself.
Director
Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Cast
José Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Candelaria Quispe
Rating
Year
2022
Country
Bolivia, Uruguay, France
Language
Quechua, Spanish
Main Trailer
Reviews
- "Jan 30, 2022
Through the love story at the heart of this visually arresting feature debut, UTAMA offers the audience a relatable connection with a way of life which is on the verge of extinction."
- Screen International - "Photographer Alejandro Loayza Grisi makes a stunning transition to cinema in this portrait of an indigenous couple threatened by drought on the Altiplano."
- Variety - "Loayza Grisi has fashioned an exceptional debut that reveals a heightened visual sense, strong skills with non-professional actors, and the shrewd good sense to offer up something fresh and new."
- Deadline Hollywood Daily
Awards
- Beijing Int'l Film Festival
- Cyprus Film Days Int'l Festival
- Guadalajara Int'l Film Festival
- Skip City Int'l D-Cinema Festival
- Transilvania Int'l Film Festival
- Uruguay Int'l Film Festival
- World Cinema Amsterdam
- Sundance Film Festival
Festivals
- Busan Int'l Film Festival
- Hong Kong Int'l Film Festival
- Beijing Int'l Film Festival
- Costa Rica Festival Int'l de Cine
- Minneapolis-St. Paul Int'l Film Festival
- Seattle Int'l Film Festival
- Göteborg Film Festival
- Istanbul Film Festival
- Cinemateca Boliviana