Las Niñas Quispe
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International title:
The Quispe Sisters
Original version:
Espagnol
Director:
Sebastián Sepúlveda
Country:
- Argentina
- Chile
- France
Year:
2012
Length:
90 min.
Scriptwriter:
Sebastián Sepúlveda
Editor:
Santiago Otheguy, Sebastián Sepúlveda
Director of photography:
Inti Briones
Actors:
Digna Quispe, Catalina Saavedra, Francisca Gavilán
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Synopsis :
Based on a true story occurring in 1974, the film tells the tale of the sisters Justa, Lucia and Luciana Quispe, peasants from the altiplano who live a lonely life. Their recent mourning for the death of a sister and news arriving from the outside prompt the girls to have existential doubts that will relentlessly drive them to a tragic end.
Director's biography:
He studied History. He then studied editing in San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba and scriptwriting at La Fémis in Paris.
Filmography:
• La León (2007) de Santiago Otheguy. Montage.
• El Arenal (2008). Director.
• Joven & Alocada (2012) by Marialy Rivas. Script and editing.
• Las Niñas Quispe (2012). Director.
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