Water Steps
(Los pasos del agua)
César Acevedo | Drama, Fiction
2016 | 11 minutes | Colombia
Two fishermen in a forgotten hamlet near the Cauca river find a dead body in their net and, opting not to inform authorities, decide to bury it.
Synopsis
Having premiered at the Cannes Critics Week, the film follows two humble fishermen who live in a forgotten hamlet near the Cauca river, who discover that a dead body had been tangled in their cast net.
Failing to give notice to the authorities, they decide that it would be more humane to bury him, so they start dragging the dead body towards the jungle.
Citation
Main credits
Acevedo García, César Augusto (film director)
Acevedo García, César Augusto (screenwriter)
Acevedo García, César Augusto (film producer)
Pérez Nieto, Paola Andrea (film producer)
Isajar, Norberto (actor)
Carabalí, Isaí (actor)
Other credits
Cinematography, Mateo Guzmán Sánchez; editing, Mateo Guzmán Sánchez [and 3 others].
Citation
Cataloging
Pragda subjects
Anthropology
Human Rights
Labor Studies
Latin American Studies
Short Films
Sociology
South America
Keywords
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Festivals
Cannes Critics Week; La Habana International Film Festival; Bogotá International Short Film Fesitval BOGOSHORTS
DIRECTOR: César Acevedo
NATIONALITY: Colombia
YEAR: 2016
GENRE: Drama, Fiction
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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