SYNOPSIS

Feliciano, an 8-year-old alpaca herder, feels euphoric: Peru has a chance to qualify for the World Cup. Meanwhile the pressure of a mining company puts Feliciano’s village at risk and threatens his world and his dreams.

Original Title: Raíz Countries: Peru, Chile Year: 2024 Ratio: 2.39:1 Sound: 5.1 Length: 83 min Language: Quechua, Spanish

BIOGRAPHY

Franco García Becerra's (Cusco, 1977) debut feature film, Southern winds (2018), premiered at the Lima Film Festival (Peru), also was selected at Dominican Global Film Festival. Chicago Latino Film Festival, Cine de las Américas Film Festival, among others.

Through Rocks and Clouds (2024), his second feature film will have its World Premiere at the 74th Berlin Film Festival.

With his short film Indie, he won the Peruvian Short Film Award in 2008. His next short film Lima, 2011, received the Best Short Film and Best Screenplay Award from the Ministry of Culture of Peru in 2011, won the best short film award at the Peruvian Film Festival in Paris in 2013.

FILMOGRAPHY

Through Rocks and Clouds - 2024

Southern Winds - 2018

Lima, 2011 - Short Film - 2011

Indie - Short Film - 2008

CREW

Director: Franco García Becerra Screenwriters: Annemarie Gunkel, Alicia Quispe DOP: Johan Carrasco Art Director: Edilberto Merida Editors: Franco García Becerra, Juan Francisco González Costume Design: Karina Lines Sound: Amador del Solar Music: Daniel Castro Production: Diego Sarmiento, Jorge Constantino, Annemarie Gunkel, Franco García Becerra Coproduction: Juan Francisco González World Sales: Luxbox

CAST

Alberth Merma, Nely Huayta, Richard Taipe, José Merma, Rubén Huillca

FESTIVALS & AWARDS

Berlinale - Generation Kplus - Special Mention - 2024

Cine Latino Bergen - Fiction - 2024

Festival Cinematográfico Internacional de Uruguay - Children and Youth Long Feature Competition - 2024

Cine Latino Vienna - 2024

Cartagena International Film Festival - Cine Indígena - 2024

Seattle International Film Festival - Official Competition - Grand Jury Prize - 2024

Indie Lisboa - Junior Section - 2024

Zlín Film Festival - International Film Festival for Children and Youth - International Competition - Special Mention Karel Zeman Award - 2024

Green Visions Festival - 2024

Mestia International Short and Mountain Film Festival - Mountain Film Competition - ECO PRIZE - 2024

FILMFEST MUNICH - CINEKINDL COMPETITION - 2024

Locarno Film Festival - 2024

Lima Film Festival - Latin American Fiction Competition - Jury prize for Best Direction - 2024

Santiago FIC - Chilean Competition - Special Mention - 2024

AFI Latin American Film Festival - 2024

Bosphorus Film Festival - Jury special prize for Alberth Merma - 2024

Hainan Island International Film Festival - Golden Coconut Award for Best Actor for Alberth Merma - 2024

FRANCO GARCÍA BECERRA

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