| Prison in the Andes | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Felipe Carmona |
| Written by | Felipe Carmona |
| Produced by | Daniel Pech Dominga Sotomayor Omar Zúñiga |
| Starring | Bastián Bodenhöfer Hugo Medina |
| Cinematography | Mauro Veloso |
| Edited by | Olivia Brenga |
| Music by | Mariá Portugal |
Production companies | Cinestación Multiverso Produções |
| Distributed by | Storyboard Media |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Chile Brazil |
| Language | Spanish |
Prison in the Andes (Spanish: Penal Cordillera) is a 2023 Chilean-Brazilian drama film written and directed by Felipe Carmona in his directorial debut.[1] Starring Bastián Bodenhöfer and Hugo Medina[2] accompanied by Andrew Bargsted, Mauricio Pesutic, Alejandro Trejo, Óscar Hernández, Daniel Alcaíno and Juan Carlos Maldonado.[3] It is about 5 military generals who participated in the Pinochet dictatorship and who are imprisoned in the "Penal Cordillera", a luxurious prison from which they will not want to leave when the government wants to transfer them to a regular prison.[4]
Prison in the Andes had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 6 October 2023, where it competed for the Sutherland Trophy.[5]
- ^ "Felipe Carmona, director de película "Penal Cordillera": ¿Qué partes del delirio y horror de estos hombres se traspasan al resto de nosotros?". El Ciudadano. 24 November 2023.
- ^ Delgado, Bruno. "Bastián Bodenhöfer es Miguel Krassnoff en "Penal Cordillera": "Su sed de venganza la lleva en la sangre" - Chilevisión". Chilevisión (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Hablan actores del estreno chileno Penal Cordillera". Noticine.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "Penal Cordillera: Película sobre la cárcel para violadores de DD.HH. estrenará en Londres". Cooperativa.cl (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2024-08-16. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ "First Feature Competition". BFI London Film Festival 2023. 2023-11-10. Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
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