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La Francisca, A Chilean Youth (2020)
Belgium, France, Chile |
2020 |
80 min.
Francisca lives in a small town found between the Atacama desert and the Pacific Ocean. She dreams of leaving, but she has a little brother, Diego, who is imprisoned in his deep autism and mutism. When Fernando, Diego's new teacher, offers to apply some new pedagogical initiatives aimed at helping him, Francisca decides to take the chance and agrees, without imagining that she might be involved in an irreversible issue.
| Country | Belgium, France, Chile |
|---|---|
| Year | 2020 |
| Duration | 80 min |
| Rating | 14 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Subtitle | English, Czech |
| Directed by | Rodrigo Litorriaga |
| Screenplay | Rodrigo Litorriaga |
| Director of Photography | Jean-marc Ferriére & Victor Uribe |
| Music | Eryck Abécassis |
| Edited by | Damien Keyeux |
| Contact | Bussola Films |
Biography
A screenwriter and director of Chilean descent who lives between South America and Europe, where he studied economics, political studies, and literature. He also completed some film courses. His debut feature is the drama Francisca (La Francisca, una Juventud Chilena, 2020).