La Paz
(La Paz)
Santiago Loza | Drama, Fiction
2012 | 72 minutes | Argentina, Bolivia
Liso returns to live with his parents after a stay at a psychiatric institution and strikes a relationship of mutual complicity with Sonia, the Bolivian maid.
Synopsis
Liso, an upper middle-class young man, has just left a psychiatric institution and returns to live with his parents who treat him like a child. A relationship of mutual complicity with Sonia, the Bolivian maid, arises, while she takes care of him. Liso tries to recover old loves, but everything appears to be broken. Sonia and her grandmother are his only points of balance.
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Main credits
Loza, Santiago (film director)
Loza, Santiago (screenwriter)
Loza, Santiago (film producer)
Eibuszyc, Iván (film producer)
Rodríguez, Lisandro (actor)
Strenitz, Andrea (actor)
Batallanos Michel, Fidelia (actor)
Felix, Ricardo (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Iván Fund; editing, Lorena Moriconi, Valeria Otheguy; music, Javier Ntaca.
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Cataloging
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Disabilities
Family
Human Rights
Mental Health
Migration Studies
Sociology
South America
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Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival; BAFICI - Best Film
DIRECTOR: Santiago Loza
NATIONALITY: Argentina, Bolivia
YEAR: 2012
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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