Canción Sin Nombre

Melina Léon
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A cinematographic gorgeous film with a heart-wrenching story that is deserving of its comparison to the Oscar-winning Roma.

Set in Peru, in the midst of political turmoil in the eighties. Georgina is an indigenous Andean woman whose new-born baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a fake Lima maternity clinic. Her desperate search brings her to the headquarters of one of the biggest newspapers in the country. There she meets Pedro, a lonely journalist. He decides to try and clear up what happened and make sure justice is served.

A heart-wrenching story about motherhood, inspired by true events: director Melina Léon’s father was one of the journalists who sunk their teeth into the case of organised traffic in children. This black-and-white beauty in nostalgic aspect ratio 4:3 sheds a bright light on the dark times from Peru’s recent past. The film is compared to the Oscar-winning Roma and that is not undeserved, but even without this comparison, this film is one of the most exceptional films coming from Latin-America in recent years.

direction
Melina Léon
cast
Pamela Mendoza, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas
duration
97 min
year
2019
country
Peru
language
Quechua, Spanish
Subtitles
Dutch, French

Light on narrative detail but still a bold, beautiful debut.

The Hollywood Reporter

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