08.1 Peruvian Cinema
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- DirectorRicardo de MontreuilStarsBárbara MoriChristian MeierManolo CardonaUnable to get intimate with her husband of 10 years, a woman embarks on a steamy affair with his brother.
- DirectorFelipe DegregoriStarsMilena AlvaIvonne BarrigaÉlide BreroA family longs to be on a TV show which does an in-depth expose of a different real-life family every week. When they are finally selected they decide to change their lives completely so that the audience sees them as they want to be seen, not as they really are.
- DirectorAlvaro VelardeStarsCeline AguirreTatiana AstengoAngie CepedaAna is a rich, repressed housewife. Much to her annoyance, her husband rents out their garden to a soap-opera production, and goes away on a business trip. In her dull solitude, Ana follows the shooting from her window, and soon becomes just as engrossed in the soap-opera as her two maids. When accidentally mistaken for an actress, she ends up being cast for a role -to the great dismay of the other actresses and her maids. The set soon becomes dominated by gossiping, intrigues and blackmail, while the boundary between her real world and the make believe world of soap-operas begins to blur. Ana finds herself entangled in a real life soap-opera all of her own when she tries to get everything back to normal before her husbands comes home.
- DirectorSandro VenturaStarsFiorella RodriguezKarina CalmetGonzalo RevoredoJorge will not have a good day. He will have to fight with his mother and his domineering wife Jimena. And everything during his first anniversary of marriage. Besides, Jimena will receive the surprising visit of her friend Cecilia, a young and mysterious widow. While in the office of Jorge, Pablo, one of his workers, it will help the shy Tereso to conquer Carla's love, the sensual secretary of the office.
- DirectorEduardo Mendoza de EchaveStarsBruno AscenzoOscar BeltránJason DayOn Halloween night in Lima, four rich kids spend a night on the town, goofing, getting into trouble, and deciding to help Manuel lose his virginity. From Juan Diego's house they hire three call girls, not much older than they, and they pair up (El Gordo declines - he wants to be true to his girlfriend). The young women are sweet and street smart, the boys are naïve and full of bravado, Romance and violence are possibilities during this night of surprises and self discovery.
- DirectorEduardo Mendoza de EchaveStarsBruno AscenzoGiovanni CicciaMateo LynchFour years after their crazy night of escapades, Manuel, Efrain, and El Gordo's friendship has survived well into their college years. Now, living together they decide to throw an end of summer party to rival all parties. What they don't know is that Viviana, an escort from Manuel's past comes back to stir things up, forcing them to make decisions that they may not be prepared to make.
- DirectorFrank Pérez-GarlandStarsVanessa SabaPaul VegaMelania UrbinaLighthearted Comedy/drama, based on a day for 4 middle class couples ranging from late teens to middle aged, all of course have sex in their minds but their day brings unexpected and sometimes hilarious consequences. Great Soundtrack by Mar De Copas, Dolores Delirio, Cementerio Club,Los Fuckin Sombreros,Chabelo, Hermanos Brothers,El Ghetto,El Hombre Misterioso,Indigo,Pua Silencio, all excellent local bands.
- DirectorBruno AscenzoStarsCarlos AlcántaraCarlos CarlínKatia CondosA gathering of friends celebrating the 25th anniversary of high school
- DirectorRicardo MaldonadoStarsCarlos AlcántaraTatiana AstengoCarlos CabreraBefore becoming one of the most recognised public figures of Peru, Carlos Alcántara tells his origins beginning from just a normal guy to the great "Pataclaun" and more characters.
- DirectorRicardo MaldonadoStarsAna Cecilia NatteriAndrés SalasAnahí de CárdenasFollows Machin's conflicted relationships with his girlfriend Emilia and with his best friend Culicich.
- DirectorMichel KatzStarsLorena MeritanoEduardo SantamarinaViviana GibelliYou're invited to a very private party, where women share their most intimate secrets ... the ladies' room. When a group of club-goers sets down roots in the women's bathroom of a Peruvian hot spot, soon they're exploring the limits of sex and sensuality. Lorena Meritano, Eduardo Santamarina and Viviana Gibelli star in director Michel Katz's raucous comedy.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsSantiago MagillChristian MeierLucía JiménezBased on the alleged autobiography of gay peruvian talk show host Jaime Bailey. Joaquin, a young man from the high class of Lima, deals with problems concerning his sexual identity as a child, then as a teenager pressured by his macho snobbish father, then as an independent lazy pot-smoking college student, and later as a cocaine addict in Lima and Miami.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsJosé Luis Ruiz BarahonaAna RisueñoDiego BertiePassion, criminal instincts an traditions melt together in this film, that shakes our conception of crime.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGianfranco BreroGustavo BuenoPatricia PereyraThrough out six different and yet parallel stories that take place during the corrupted government during the 90s in Peru, Lombardi tells the moral decomposition that ran through all classes and generations of the peruvian society.
- DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGustavo RodríguezWilliam MorenoJorge Rodríguez PazThe last hours of a famous criminal named the Monster, who raped and killed a young kid. But somehow, despite all the facts and the proof against him, he seems to be innocent.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsDaphne ZunigaTom VericaBarry BostwickOutlaw Joam Garral makes a clandestine journey down the crocodile and piranha infested Amazon river to attend his daughter's marriage. Not only must he brave the dangers of the Amazonian jungles, but also the bounty hunter hot on his trail.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsCraig ShefferSandra BullockJuan FernándezDeforestation of the Amazon is forcing indigenous Indians away, so few men can profit from cattle. Opposition gets killed. A US photojournalist tries to investigate. Activist Alyssa helps him.
- DirectorArmando Robles GodoyStarsJulio AlemánSandra RivaRaúl MartinA young couple forsakes their urban existence for life in the exciting but dangerous Peruvian jungle.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiClaudia CardinaleJosé LewgoyThe story of Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald, an extremely determined man who intends to build an opera house in the middle of a jungle.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsTom BerengerBilly ZaneJ.T. WalshA veteran US Marine sniper is partnered with a rookie sniper as his spotter to take out a politician and a rebel leader in the jungles of Panama.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsSylvester StalloneSharon StoneJames WoodsA woman entices a bomb expert she's involved with into destroying the mafia that killed her family.
- DirectorLuis LlosaStarsJon VoightJennifer LopezEric StoltzA "National Geographic" film crew is taken hostage by an insane hunter, who forces them along on his quest to capture the world's largest - and deadliest - snake.
- DirectorGiuseppe Maria ScoteseStarsSusan PenhaligonPaul MullerGraziella GalvaniA seventeen-year-old schoolgirl is the sole survivor of a plane crash in the Peruvian Amazon.
- DirectorArmand MastroianniStarsMatthew SettleThomas KretschmannSarah Wayne CalliesAn adaptation of James Redfield's novel about the search for a sacred manuscript in the Peruvian rain forest.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiRuy GuerraHelena RojoIn the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
- DirectorIrving LernerStarsRobert ShawChristopher PlummerNigel DavenportIn 1532, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro leads an expedition into the heart of the Inca Empire and captures the Incan Emperor Atahualpa and claims Peru for Spain.
- DirectorMark GriffithsStarsToran CaudellVictor RojasCharles Napier12-year-old Max accompanies his family on a vacation to ancient Incan ruins. While there he discovers an ancient and valuable mask. Suddenly the trip becomes lots more exciting, and dangerous.
- DirectorJerry HopperStarsCharlton HestonRobert YoungNicole MaureyAn adventurer searchers for hidden treasure in the Peruvian jungles.
- DirectorFederico García HurtadoStarsReynaldo ArenasZully AzurinCarlos Cano de la FuenteTupac Amaru is a 1984, Peruvian historical drama. The film depicts the life and struggle of legendary Andean warrior Tupac Amaru II, the native leader of a rebellion against the tyrannical spanish colonialism in Peru. The film also honors Tupac Amaru's Legacy as a symbol of resistance and empowerment for the indigenous people of the Americas.
- DirectorFabrizio AguilarStarsAntonio CallirgosEduardo CestiAristóteles PichoJuan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose. There are no white hats on any side: critical thought without love of life bears no fruit, writes Erich Fromm.
- DirectorClaudia LlosaStarsMagaly SolierCarlos J. de la TorreYiliana Chong14-year-old Madeinusa comes of age during the Easter festivities of her tiny, isolated village.
- DirectorClaudia LlosaStarsMagaly SolierSusi SánchezEfraín SolísFausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.
- DirectorFernando EspinozaStefan KasparAlejandro LegaspiStarsMarino León de la TorreVetzy Pérez PalmaOscar HuaytaA kid and his family move from the laid back Peruvian Sierra to the relentless capital city.
- DirectorFernando EspinozaAlejandro LegaspiStarsEdwin AlarcónJosé BallumbrosioEdward CentenoJuliana tells the story of a little girl who dresses like a boy to join a gang that her brother is in. The story shows the reality of young kids that join gangs.
- DirectorAugusto Tamayo San RománStarsMarino LeónRosa Isabel MorffinoGilberto TorresIn 1992, on a marginalized street of Lima (Peru), two teenagers - Gregorio, and Juliana struggle to find a substitute or an alternative to the terrorism movement which surrounds them.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsPablo SerraGustavo BuenoLuis ÁlvarezFour angry cadets form an inner circle to beat the system, boredom and the stifling confinement of the military academy, sparking a chain of events that begins with a robbery and leads to murder.
- DirectorFelipe DegregoriStarsSantiago MagillChristian MeierJorge MadueñoAfter exhausting all legal channels in his search for a job, "M" struggles with the decision of whether or not to enter a life of crime by helping his friends deliver drugs to Miami.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGianfranco BreroGiovanni CicciaFele MartínezAlfonso wants to be a writer, but he decides to practice as a journalist. When he is assigned to the crime section of a newspaper, he will witness the dirty world of Peruvian tabloids.
- DirectorAlberto DurantStarsGermán GonzálezElsa OliveroOrlando SachaThe escapades of the real life criminal "La Gringa"
- DirectorFabrizio AguilarStarsGisela ValcárcelMiguel IzaLorena CaravedoA dysfunctional middle-class Lima family suffers the consequences of a terrorist attack.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsMelania UrbinaMagdyel UgazYvonne FrayssinetA Peruvian schoolteacher conspires with a journalist to assassinate the official responsible for her fiancé's murder.
- DirectorGianfranco QuattriniStarsJesús ArandaTula RodríguezPablo BrichtaAn intense drama where humor seems to highlight some of the film's events. Julio Cesar is a passionate believer of the Tarot and centers the most important decisions of his life in these readings. When his only teenage daughter becomes pregnant, Julio Cesar feels it is time to change his destiny. Guided by his infallible Tarot he meets a prostitute and a nurse and these characters will be decisive in the path he leads his life to.
- DirectorAlberto DurantStarsFabrizio AguilarFernando CayoKatia CondosUnbeknownst to them, a handful of people are brought together by a crafty swindler, only to eagerly conspire against one another for the promise of a lucrative reward.
- DirectorRicardo VelásquezStarsGiovanni CicciaMelania UrbinaSergio Galliani20 years ago, he was the most wanted bank robber... now, he's just a legend.
- DirectorAlberto DurantStarsAristóteles PichoJose Luis RuizJosé Luis RuizA humble rural teacher travels to Lima to collect his lottery winnings and meet the son he has not seen in years. No one could predict how this would permanently change their lives.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsAngie CepedaSalvador del SolarMónica SánchezThe Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGustavo BuenoDiana QuijanoLeontina Antonina3 entwined stories set in Lima in the conflict marked 8Os: An elderly couple loses their child. A broadcaster shelters a depressed woman. A blind woman exploits her poor grandsons.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGustavo BuenoToño VegaJosé TejadaThe Peruvian anti-terrorist army takes control of a far away and unknown small village isolated in the Andes by the terrorist militia "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path), during the dirty war in Peru at 80's decade.
- DirectorMartin LandeoStarsJulio AndradeVictor Hugo AranaReynaldo ArenasIn the age of terrorism a landowner is forced to leave his farm and take with her daughter with him. After 18 Years, They come back to the "Broom Flower" hacienda, where she meets a farmer who help change her perception of life, until a regrowth terrorist complicates their existence to revive his painful past.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsDiego BertieAdriana DávilaJorge ChiarellaBased on Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment': Ramón is a lonely laws student that lives in a rented room and thinks he has committed the perfect crime, but can't stand the consequences. A story of irrationality, anxiety and suffering.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsJuan Carlos AlarcónOswaldo FernándezManuel RodríguezCarmen runs a business operation that consists of sorting out broken glassware in the backyard of her own house for a nearby glass factory. This work is done for her by a group of mentally ill men kept in fear and obedience by a cruel man who works as an overseer. Faced with this situation, a street gang decides to rob the factory.
- DirectorLuis BarriosStarsGianella NeyraPaul VegaGustavo BuenoWhen she was 17 years old, Natalia married Married Don Matias, following her parents desires. But it wasnt until father Santiago arrive to this little town that Natalia felt in love for the very first time.
- DirectorJosué MéndezStarsPietro SibilleMilagros VidalMarisela PuicónSantiago, a retired soldier who fought for his country, Peru, find it hard to adjust back to society while dealing with PTSD and family problems.
- DirectorAlberto DurantStarsOlenka CepedaRosana PastorSalvador del SolarThe last few months in the life of María Elena Moyano, who was killed at the age of 33 by the Peruvian revolutionary movement Sendero Luminoso.
- DirectorJorge CarmonaStarsCarlos AlcántaraJosé AlonsoLita BaluarteLa gran sangre ha enfrentado a enemigos crueles, pero ninguno tan despiadado ni sanguinario como el mexicano, el adversario al que tedrán que hacer frente en la gran sangre: la pelicula, largometraje basado en la exitosa serie de televisión creada por Jorge Carmona y Aldo Miyashiro. Protegido por dos frías asesinas y un desalmado ejecutor, el mexicano, un narcotraficante internacional que actúa detrás de la fachada de un próspero y benevolente exportador, ha decidido instalar su centro mundial de operaciones delictivas en la selva peruana. Sus planes, sin embargo, serán descubiertos por la gran sangre. El resultado será una guerra sin cuartel, plagada de espectaculares peleas y vertiginosas persecuciones por tierra y aire hasta el impredecible e impactante final. La gran sangre es una pelicula ciento por ciento de acción, que incorpora elementos narrativos en el mejor estilo del comic 2d tradicional. El argumento aborda principalmente el problema de la lucha contra las drogas, como una responsabilidad de todos los miembros de la sociedad. Para ello utiliza un lenguaje ágil, popular y coherente con el target al cual va dirigido el film, esto es, público en general. Valores como la defensa de la justicia y la solidaridad son permanentemente resaltados por los propositos de la historia.
- DirectorRicardo de MontreuilStarsJason DayElsa PatakyEnrique MurcianoAn adventure drama that tells the story of Santiago, a 22-year old from Lima. Following his father's suicide, haunted by his inner daemons and hatred for the world in general, Santiago decides to escape the crude Lima winter to take refuge in Mancora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer. Upon his departure, Santiago receives the unexpected visit from his stepsister, Ximena, a young and beautiful photographer in her late twenties, accompanied by her husband Inigo, a young surgeon from Spain. The three take off on a journey escaping reality and in search of themselves. Santiago and Ximena find refuge in each other, which sparks off jealousies within Inigo, and a trip that was intended to be a simple escape turns out to be much more, when each of the three crosses limits and borders they should never have crossed. The three are placed face to face with their dreams and daemons. "Mancora" is a story of redemption, where a kid becomes a man and learns to forgive the world.
- DirectorJosué MéndezStarsMaricielo EffioSergio GjurinovicAnahí de CárdenasElisa, fiancee of a wealthy industrialist who is twenty years older than her is eager to shed her working-class background in favor of the opulence of her fiancé's elite lifestyle. To her dismay, she soon realizes her hopes to slip into magazine-ready images of domestic splendor must also include her future stepchildren, Diego and Andrea. As she embraces her new life, her stepchildren rebel against their upper-class upbringing. They live outside the world, far from the reality of their country, in a world where the landmarks are truncated. In the luxurious family villa bordered by the ocean, the two teenagers find themselves mostly disconnected from other people. The new stepmother will have to learn the rules that her new status implies.
- DirectorAugusto Tamayo San RománStarsDiego BertieOrlando SachaJimena LindoPeriod film. A mestizo (mixed race) Spanish and Indian soldier returns to Peru from Europe in 1618 to find a document that can prove he is not illegitimate.
- DirectorJosé María ElorrietaStarsMaría MahorFrank LatimoreVirgilio TeixeiraLima, Peru: early 17th century. Rosa Flores' parents have promised her in marriage to a handsome young man. But the girl, who has made a vow of virginity, dedicates her efforts and attention to those most in need. Finally, she enters as a Tertiary in the order of Santo Domingo de Guzmán to be able to give herself completely to others. Her astonishing acts of mortification, penance and charity will be culminated in various miracles that will cause her to be canonized as a saint.
- DirectorHugo FloresJuan Carlos FloresStarsReynaldo ArenasMilett FigueroaJulián LegaspiThey betrayed the mafia, to live they changed their identities, today after 20 years they are back as police undercover in the most dangerous Peruvian drug cartel.
- DirectorDorian Fernández-MorisStarsJürgen GömezMarisol AguirreAiram GallianiSet in Iquitos, the story follows Andrea (Airam Galliani), a 15-years-ago teenage girl, who suffers the death of her father. With the help of her friends from school, they encourage her to contact him using the ouija. However, this triggers a series of terrifying events.
- DirectorJeremy StanfordStarsWings HauserGregory Scott CumminsDaryl Keith RoachWhen a new and dangerous "Outsider" chases an intelligent golden retriever in the South American jungles, Terror grips a team of ex-Military convicts sent to capture the creature.