30/5 — 5/6/2024
64th International Film Festival
for Children and Youth

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Section: Beyond the Childhood Horizon

Bantamweight (2022) 15

Peru | 2022 | 79 min.

Enrique is an Andean teenage boxer who lives with his grandmother Digna. When he is chosen to represent the city of Huancayo in a national championship, the coach asks Enrique and the other local contestants for their IDs to register them and travel to the contest. For his teammates this isn’t a problem, but it is for Enrique; he is ashamed of his ID photo and insists on changing it. Between training and travel plans, Enrique becomes aware that the fight for his dreams isn’t only inside the boxing ring.

CountryPeru
Year2022
Duration79 min
Rating15
LanguageSpanish
SubtitleCzech, English
Directed by Hans Matos Cámac
Screenplay Hans Matos Cámac
Director of Photography Mario Bassino
Edited by Hans Matos Cámac
Contact LABPCA

Biography

Writer, director and editor from Peru, living and working in the central Andes. His directorial filmography includes his feature debut Old Town (Pueblo viejo, 2015), short films Sin Título (2018), and Mayolo Hotel (2017). His latest film is Bantamweight (2022).

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