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Amparo
World Cinema
Family · Crime/Violence · Social Criticism · Women · War
- CountryColombia/Sweden/Qatar
- Production Year2021
- Running Time97min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor
Program Note
After a long night's shift, single mother Amparo returns home to find that her teenage son has been drafted and will be sent to a war zone near the border. With only a single day left until his departure to the frontline, Amparo (the Spanish word translates into 'protection') sets on a mission to fight against the corrupt society and save her son. Despite its explicit depictions of injustice and fraud, and the endless disappointments that the protagonist and her family are put through, there is not much emotional outburst in the film, as if the people know too well that this is a war "fought by the poor." Amparo is the first feature film by director Simón Mesa Soto, who won the short film Palme d'Or in 2014. Leading actress Sandra Melissa Torres (herself a non-professional) scored the Rising Star Award at Semaine de la Critique at this year's Cannes Film Festival. (Karen PARK)
Director

Simón MESA SOTO
Born in Medellin in 1986, Simón Mesa Soto studied Audiovisual Communication at the Universidad de Antioquia. In 2014, he finished the MA in Filmmaking at the London Film School. His graduation film, Leidi (2014), won the short film Palme d’Or at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and the Gold Hugo at the 2015 Chicago Film Festival, among many other prizes. His next short film, Madre (2016), was nominated for the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016 and went on winning many awards worldwide. Amparo is his first feature film.
Credit
- Director
Simón MESA SOTO - CastSandra MELISSA TORRES
Diego ALEJANDRO TOBÓN
Luciana GALLEGO
John JAIRO MONTOYA - ScreenplaySimón MESA SOTO
- CinematographyJuan SARMIENTO G.
- Production CompanyOcultimo
- World SalesThe Match Factory
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