The Ancient Ones said that Jauja was a mythological land of abundance and happiness. Many expeditions tried to find the place to verify this. With time, the legend grew disproportionately. People were undoubtedly exaggerating, as they usually do. The only thing that is known for certain is that all who tried to find this earthly paradise got lost on the way.
- Cannes Film Festival – Un Certain Regard – FIPRESCI Prize
- Ghent Film Festival – Official Selection – Special Mention
- Mar de Plata International Film Festival – International Competition
- Huelva Latin American Film Festival – Official Selection – Silver Colon for Best Cinematography
- Viennale – Official Selection
- São Paulo International Film Festival – Official Selection
- Karlovy Vary International Film Festival – Official Selection
- BFI London Film Festival – Official Selection
- Toronto International Film Festival – Official Selection
- New York Film Festival – Official Selection
- Fénix Awards – Best Actor (8 other nominations)
- Argentine Film Critics Association Awards – Silver Condor for Best Cinematography (Nominated for Best Film, Best Director, Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction)
- International Film Festival Rotterdam – Official Selection – Nominated for Big Screen Award, KNF Award
- International Cinephile Society Awards – Nominated for Best Film Not in English Language, Best Cinematography
Lisandro Alonso is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He has directed six feature-length films and a short film since 2001 and is loosely associated with New Argentine Cinema Movement. His film "La Libertad" was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2014 film "Jauja" competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Fipresci Prize. In addition, he was named Film Society of Lincoln Center 2014 Filmmaker in Residence on 24 June 2014.
- Eureka – 2023
- Jauja – 2014
- Sin Título (Carta para Serra) – 2011 – Short film
- Liverpool – 2008
- Fantasma – 2006
- Los Muertos – 2004
- La Libertad – 2001
- Dos en la Vereda – 1995 – Short film
Viggo Mortensen
Ghita Nørby
Viilbjørk Malling Agger
Estban Bigliardi
Adrian Fondari
Assistant director: Nicolás Giussani
Screenwriter: Lisandro Alonso, Fabian Casas
DOP: Timo Salminen
Editor: Gonzalo del Val Natalia Lopez
Costume Design: Gabriela Aurora Fernandez
Make up: Angela Garacija
Sound: Catriel Vildosa
Music: Viggo Mortensen, Buckethead
Producers/Co-producers: Rémi Burah, Ilse Hughan, Andy Kleinman, Viggo Mortensen, Sylvie Pialat, Jaime Romandia, Helle Ulsteen
Production: 4L, Massive Inc., Perceval Films, Mantarraya Producciones, Fortuna Films, The Match Factory, Wanka
World Sales: Luxbox
