RAÍZ

Franco García Becerra / 82 min. / 2024 / Peru

DIRECTION: Franco García Becerra

SCRIPT: Annemarie Gunkel, Alicia Quispe

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Johan Carrasco

PRODUCTION: Diego Sarmiento, Jorge Constantino, Annemarie Gunkel, Franco García Becerra

EDITING: Franco García Becerra, Juan Francisco González

MUSIC: Daniel Castro

CAST: Alberth Merma, Nely Huayta, Richard Taipe, José Merma, Rubén Huillca

Synopsis

Feliciano, an 8-year-old alpaca herder, feels euphoric: Peru has a chance to qualify for the World Cup. Meanwhile, the pressure from a mining company puts Feliciano’s village at risk and threatens his world and his dreams.

Franco García Becerra

Franco García Becerra’s (Cusco, 1977) debut feature film, Southern winds (2018), premiered at the Lima Film Festival (Peru), also was selected at Dominican Global Film Festival. Chicago Latino Film Festival, Cine de las Américas Film Festival, among others. Through Rocks and Clouds (2024), his second feature film will have its World Premiere at the 74th Berlin Film Festival.

Filmografía

2024 Raíz
2018 Vientos del sur
2011 Lima, 2011 [short]
2008 Indie [short]