Mancora (2008)
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Máncora is the second film of Peruvian director Ricardo de Montreuil. Mancora was premiered as an official selecction at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
and the writer of Voces Inocentes
comes Mancora, a tender and pulsating road-trip drama that delicately traces the shifting emotional boundaries between three disconnected souls.
Mancora introduces us to Santiago (Jason Day), a 21-year old from Lima who is haunted by his father’s recent and unexpected suicide. Suffocating in the chill of a grey Lima winter, Santiago decides to take refuge in MÁNCORA, a beach town in the north of the country where summer never ends. Right before his departure, Santiago receives an unexpected visit from his stepsister Ximena (Elsa Pataky
), a vibrant, sexy Spanish photographer and her husband Iñigo (Enrique Murciano
), a brash art-collector from New York. The tranquility of their getaway is quickly shattered by a powerful act of boundary-crossing and betrayal, which threatens to transform their relationship forever and turn Máncora into a paradise lost.
2008
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival
2008
Official Selection Mill Valley Film Festival
2008
Official Selection Stockholm International Film Festival
2008
Official Selection Sao Paolo International Film Festival 2008
Official Selection AFI Latin American Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival
2008
Winner Best Supporting Actor Ibiza International Film Festival
2008
Official Selection New York International Latino Film Festival
2008
Official Selection Bergen International Film Festival
2008
Official Selection Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
2008
Synopsis
From the director of La Mujer de mi HermanoLa mujer de mi hermano
La mujer de mi hermano is a 2005 Mexican film directed by Ricardo de Montreuil, based on the novel of the same name by the Peruvian writer, journalist and TV host Jaime Bayly...
and the writer of Voces Inocentes
Voces inocentes
Voces inocentes is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent...
comes Mancora, a tender and pulsating road-trip drama that delicately traces the shifting emotional boundaries between three disconnected souls.
Mancora introduces us to Santiago (Jason Day), a 21-year old from Lima who is haunted by his father’s recent and unexpected suicide. Suffocating in the chill of a grey Lima winter, Santiago decides to take refuge in MÁNCORA, a beach town in the north of the country where summer never ends. Right before his departure, Santiago receives an unexpected visit from his stepsister Ximena (Elsa Pataky
Elsa Pataky
Elsa Lafuente Pataky is a Spanish actress.-Personal life:Pataky was born in Madrid, Spain, the daughter of José Francisco Lafuente, a Spanish biochemist, and Cristina Pataky Medianu, a publicist of Hungarian and Romanian ancestry. Pataky attended the Universidad de San Pablo CEU and studied...
), a vibrant, sexy Spanish photographer and her husband Iñigo (Enrique Murciano
Enrique Murciano
Enrique Ricardo Murciano is an American actor. He is best known for playing Special Agent Danny Taylor in the CBS drama Without a Trace.-Early life:...
), a brash art-collector from New York. The tranquility of their getaway is quickly shattered by a powerful act of boundary-crossing and betrayal, which threatens to transform their relationship forever and turn Máncora into a paradise lost.
Festivals
Official Selection Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
2008
Official Selection Edinburgh International Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival
The Edinburgh International Film Festival is an annual fortnight of cinema screenings and related events taking place each June. Established in 1947, it is the world's oldest continually running film festival...
2008
Official Selection Mill Valley Film Festival
Mill Valley Film Festival
The Mill Valley Film Festival is an annual, non-competitive film festival presented by the California Film Institute. Known as a filmmakers’ festival, the annual Mill Valley Film Festival offers a non-competitive environment for exhibiting independent and world cinema.Founded in 1978 by MVFF...
2008
Official Selection Stockholm International Film Festival
Stockholm International Film Festival
The Stockholm International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Stockholm, Sweden. It was launched in 1990 and has been held every year in the second half of November...
2008
Official Selection Sao Paolo International Film Festival 2008
Official Selection AFI Latin American Film Festival 2008
Official Selection Seattle International Film Festival
Seattle International Film Festival
The Seattle International Film Festival , held annually in Seattle, Washington since 1976, is among the top film festivals in North America. Audiences have grown steadily; the 2006 festival had 160,000 attendees...
2008
Winner Best Supporting Actor Ibiza International Film Festival
Ibiza International Film Festival
Ibiza International Film Festival is an independent cinema event which takes place every spring on the Island of Ibiza, the Balearics, Spain...
2008
Official Selection New York International Latino Film Festival
New York International Latino Film Festival
The New York International Latino Film Festival is a major Hispanic film festival located in New York City. The festival features over sixty films, shorts, and documentaries over the course of six days, along with other events focused on Latino culture....
2008
Official Selection Bergen International Film Festival
Bergen International Film Festival
The Bergen International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Bergen, Norway since 2000, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films. The 11th edition of the festival in 2010 featured 150 films in the program, a new record...
2008
Official Selection Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival includes feature films, documentaries, and short films from the Spanish and Portuguese diaspora. The six-day festival was established in 1997...
2008