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.
Festival History : Berlin International Film Festival 2024, Locarno International Film Festival 2024
Awards : Generation Kplus - Special Mention, Berlin International Film Festival 2024
Director :
Franco García Becerra
Producer :
Diego Sarmiento, Jorge Constantino, Annemarie Gunkel, Franco García Becerra, Juan Francisco Gonzàlez
Screenplay :
Annemarie Gunkel, Alicia Quispe
DOP :
Johan Carrasco
Editor :
Franco García Becerra, Juan Francisco González
Cast :
Alberth Merma, Nely Huayta, Richard Taipe, Rubén Huillca, José Merma
Franco García’s 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 Americas 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 and won the best short film award at the Peruvian Film Festival in Paris in 2013.