26. Nov - 06. Dec
Digital Festival
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A father and son are herding their flock of llamas around the northern Argentinian plains, selling wool and meat in the nearest village. When a puma eats one of the llamas, their daily routine is upended. With this starting point, director Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf explores the way of life of the local community and the mystery of nature.

As well as being the scenic backdrop of the film, the Argentinian highlands is a character in its own right. The film effortlessly combines majestic landscape shots and detailed close-ups. Classical elements as water and fire are poetic motifs as well as central elements in the film’s narrative progress.

Piedra Sola is a concise, quiet and thoughtful film. In its subdued depiction of Indigenous peoples, animal husbandry and picturesque landscapes, the film recalls of the Colombian movie Birds of Passage as well as the movies of Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas.

Elias Bakken Johansen

Director Alejandro Tarraf and Art Director Eva Knutsdotter Vikstrøm will introduce the film by video.

Director

Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf (b. 1984) is an Argentine director, having studied Cinema at Buenos Aires University. His short films have been screened at film festivals all over the world, and in 2014 he was selected for the Buenos Aires Talents programme during the Berlinale Film Festival. Piedra Sola is his first feature film, and premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in January.

Country Argentine

Year 2020

Director Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf

Screenplay Lucas Distéfano Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf

Cinematography Alberto Balazs

Producer Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf

Cast Lucía Bautista, Leonardo Castillo, Walter Gimenez

Runtime 1h 22m

Language Spanish, Quechua

Subtitles English

Format DCP

Age limit 9

Links IMDb

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