Peru 2006, Spanish with English subtitles, 35mm, 122 min
Director: Claudia Llosa
Screenplay : Claudia Llosa
Cinematography : Raul Perez Ureta
Cast: Magaly Solier, Carlos de la Torre, Yiliana Chong, Ubaldo Huaman, Melvin Quijada
Print Source: The Matchfactory
Claudia Llosa's imaginative debut film uses a classical structure that is infused with the deeply personal. Essentially about the clash between old and new in a strange Andean village in Peru , this is a tale of 14 year old girl named Madeinusa who lives in the isolated village. Her father is the town mayor, whose disturbing sexual advances towards his daughter garner a jealously from her sister. Her mother, meanwhile, has fled to Lima .
At the film's centre is a strangely delightful premise. The extremely religious village has the unusual belief that between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, sin does not exist since, God is dead and can't see what's happening. Into this bizarre atmosphere arrives a young geologist from the big city who will change Madeinusa's life forever.
Despite the fact that its plot structure flows directly from the Hollywood Western, Llosa's film is an authentically Peruvian masterpiece. Filled with fantastic touches, she presents a world that is a strangely alien fusion of indigenous beliefs and Christian faith.
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