Peru, at the height of the political crisis of the 1980’s. Georgina is a young woman from the Andes whose newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where she meets Pedro Campos, a lonely journalist who takes on the investigation. Based on a true story.
- Cannes Film Festival – Directors’ Fortnight
- Munich International Film Festival – CineVision Competition – CineVision Award
- Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal – International Competition – FIPRESCI Award, Jury Special Mention for Best Innovative Film
- Lima International Film Festival – International Competition – Best Peruvian Film, Special Jury Prize for Best Film, Special mention for Best Actress, Best Peruvian Screenplay
- Cine Ceara Film Festival – International Competition – Awards for Best First Film, Best Film by student jury, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Design
- !F Istanbul International Film Festival – International Competition – !nspired Award for Best Film
- Biarritz Latin American Film Festival – International Competition – Special Jury Mention for Best Film
- Boston Latino Film Festival – International Competition – Award for Best Film
- International Festival of Fine Arts in Dominican Republic – Award for Best First Feature Film
- Sydney International Film Festival
- Zurich International Film Festival
- Ghent Film Festival
- Santiago International Film Festival
- New-Zealand International Film Festival
Melina León is a Peruvian director based in Lima and New York. She studied film and video at the University of Lima and studied film directing at Columbia University. Her short film "El Paraíso de Lili", was officially premiered at the New York Film Festival and has been selected at more than 20 international festivals, winning 11 awards, including the best Latin American short film at the Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival. Her debut feature "Song Without a Name" won the national feature film competition by the Ministry of Culture o Peru, the fund for production by the Jerome Foundation and the support program for co-production by Ibermedia.
- Canción Sin Nombre – 2019
- El Paraíso de Lili – 2009 – Short film
- Gril with a Walkman – 2007 – Short film
Pamela Mendoza
Tommy Párraga
Lucio Rojas
Maykol Hernández
Lidia Quispe
Screenwriter: Melina León, Michael J. White
DOP: Inti Briones
Editors: Melina León, Manuel Bauer, Antolín Prieto
Sound Design: Pablo Rivas
Music: Pauchi Sasaki
Producers: Inti Briones, Melina León, Michael J. White
Production: La Vida Misma Films
Coproduction: MGC, La Mula Producciones, Bord Cadre Films
Associate Production: Torch Films
World Sales: Luxbox
