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Álvaro APONTE-CENTENO | Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, France | 2017 | color | DCP | 85′ | Spanish | e.s.
Director Álvaro Aponte-Centeno impresses with this beautiful drama of loss and hope. Dedicated Rafael doesn’t have time to mourn the death of his sister Carmen. Alongside caring for his mother and teenage daughter, he is also part of a human trafficking network. There is an endless stream of migrants seeking a better life in Puerto Rico.
Together with his sister Carmen, Rafael is part of a human trafficking network that helps move fortune seekers to Puerto Rico. Regional refugees from the poverty-stricken Dominican Republic, but also illegal migrants from faraway Africa are temporarily given food and shelter at Rafael’s aging mother’s home. The well-oiled machine is thrown out of whack when Carmen dies suddenly. Rafael doesn’t have the time to mourn because life goes on. Full boats arrive, phones keep ringing and Rafael’s teenage daughter needs attention too.
Puerto Rico’s beautiful landscapes contrast markedly with the tragedies of human trafficking victims. The bone-tired hopelessness, fear and uncertainty of Rafael’s ‘contraband’ is tangible. In his debut film, Álvaro Aponte-Centeno depicts a humane, yet no less dramatic side of the global immigration crisis. This super-contemporary drama was awarded the prize for Best Film at the Argentinian film festival in Mar del Plata.
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 12 April 2018
Time: 21:00
Duration: 1:05
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 13 April 2018
Time: 16:15
Duration: 1:05
Place: The Cinemas 6
Date: 15 April 2018
Time: 10:45
Duration: 1:05
Year in
Festival
2018
Director
Álvaro APONTE-CENTENO
Camera
Pedro Juan López
Cast
Israel Lugo
Elia Enid Cadilla
Amanda Lugo Alvarado
Kairiana Nuñez Santaliz
Iris Martínez
Eddie Díaz
Aurelio Lima Dávila
Country
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
France
Editor
Nino Martínez Sosa
Language
Spanish
Length
85′
Music
Rafael Aponte Ledée
Álvaro Aponte Centeno
Producer
Maite Rivera Carbonell
Production Company
Quenepa Producciones
Balsié Guanabana Macuto
Promenades Films
Production Design
Nydia Mercedes González
Sales
Scenario
Álvaro Aponte-Centeno
Sound Design
Year of Production
2017