Isla negra (en)

Isla negra

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Director: 

Jorge Riquelme Serrano

Country: 

  • Chile

Year: 

2024

Length: 

1h45

Scriptwriter: 

Jorge Riquelme Serrano

Editor: 

Valeria Hernández, Nicolás Venegas, Jorge Riquelme Serrano

Composer: 

Miranda y Tobar

Director of photography: 

Sergio Armstrong

Actors: 

Paulina Urrutia (Carmen) Alfredo Castro (Guillermo) Gastón Salgado (Jacob) Marcela Salinas (Marcela) José Soza (José)

Production: 

Synopsis : 

In their well-off house on the beach, Guillermo and his assistant Carmen spend the weekend together before starting a real estate project in the Isla Negra beach resort. The quiet weekend is disturbed when a woman, her husband and her sick father arrive at their home. Since the arrival of this family, the routine will become increasingly tense, triggering a conflict that will reveal deep political and social differences of both opposing worlds.

Supports: 

The Chile Film Fund 2023

Director's biography: 

Jorge Riquelme Serrano, a Chilean director, producer, and screenwriter, is the founder of Laberinto Films. Currently, he is in post-production for his third feature film, Isla Negra scheduled for release in 2024. His film Algunas bestias (2019) won the New Directors Award at the San Sebastián Festival and received awards in Havana and Toulouse. Camaleón (2016), is first feature film, was honored with the Pedro Sienna Award for Best Director in 2017.

Filmography: 

Algunas bestias (2019) Feature fiction film
San Sebastian International Film Festival, New Directors Award; Havana Festival, Special Jury Coral and Best Director Award; as well as awards at other festivals.

Camaleón (2016) Fiction feature film
Chilean Film Industry Awards, Best Director Award

Production notes: 

Laberinto is a Chilean production company specializing in Latin American auteur cinema, telling social stories from unique perspectives. Some Beasts (2019) obtaine the New Directors Award at the San Sebastián Festival, the Special Jury Coral Award, and the Best Director Award at the Havana Festival, along with recognition at other festivals. Chamaleon (2016) won the Best Director award at the Chilean Film Industry Awards.