Mataindios

(Mataindios)
Óscar Sánchez, Robert Julca Motta | Drama, Fiction

2018 | 77 minutes | Peru

Villagers organize a festival to honor a patron saint, hoping for closure to unresolved trauma of multiple disappearances and years of mourning.

Synopsis

In a remote village grappling with the unresolved trauma of multiple disappearances, four villagers decide to organize a festival to honor their town’s patron saint, hoping the celebration will finally bring an end to their years of mourning. They believe that if the saint is pleased, their collective grief will be alleviated, and the pain of their lost loved ones will be symbolically buried. Despite facing numerous challenges, the villagers persevere, driven by faith and hope. However, when one of the four organizers suffers a devastating accident, they fear this could be a bad omen—a sign that the patron saint may not wish to intervene in their suffering after all.

The film explores the fine line between faith and superstition, and the complex interplay between cultural rituals, collective memory, and the search for closure in the aftermath of profound loss.

Reviews

“An emotional film full of poetic images and whose protagonists are the inhabitants of the community of Huangáscar, Yauyos, in the southern highlands of Lima.” – El Comercio (Perú)

"‘Mataindios’, the film starring the inhabitants of the Huangáscar district themselves.” – Clara Giraldo, Infobae

“An anti-commercial and irreverent film about Andean pain.” – Alexandra Montoya Casillas, El Búho

"'A ritual about decolonization." Carlos Esquives, Cinencuentro” – Carlos Esquivez, Cinencuentro

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Festivals

Lima Film Festival - Best Peruvian Film; Week of Cinema in Lima - Honorable Mention; Latin-American Film Showcase of Catalonia - Best First Film; Social World Film Festival - Best Soundtrack; Las Alturas International Film Festival - Honorable Jury Mention; San José International Film Award - Best Fiction Film; Cine de Pasto International Film Festival - Best Andean Film;Peruvian Film Festival in Paris - Special Jury Mention; Latin America & Spain Film Festival; São Paulo International Film Festival; FICCI Cartagena International Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Óscar Sánchez, Robert Julca Motta

NATIONALITY: Peru

YEAR: 2018

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Quechua; Indigenous languages; Other languages

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

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