Altiplano

Deutschland Niederlande Belgien 2009 Spielfilm

Summary

A lyrical film about two women who are confronted with personal and social tragedies: After a traumatic experience in Baghdad, war photographer Grace quits her job. Shortly afterwards, her life partner mysteriously dies in a remote village in the Andes. The same village is the home of Saturnina, whose fiancé passes away following a mercury poisoning. As it turns out, mining facilities contaminate the area with mercury. Saturnina decides to fight the mining industry, which exploits and endangers her people. On the plateau Altiplano, the fates of the two women intertwine.

 

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Credits

All Credits

Director of photography

Assistant camera

Still photography

Lighting design

Make-up artist

Editing

Sound

Producer

Associate producer

Post-production

Original distributor

Shoot

    • Juni 2008 - 31.10.2008: Peru, Bolivien
Duration:
109 min
Format:
35mm
Video/Audio:
Dolby Digital
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.05.2010, 122819, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (FR): 20.05.2009, Cannes, IFF - Semaine de la Critique;
Kinostart (DE): 24.06.2010

Titles

  • Originaltitel (DE NL BE) Altiplano
  • Arbeitstitel (DE NL BE) Fragments of Grace

Versions

Original

Duration:
109 min
Format:
35mm
Video/Audio:
Dolby Digital
Censorship/Age rating:

FSK-Prüfung (DE): 11.05.2010, 122819, ab 12 Jahre / feiertagsfrei

Screening:

Uraufführung (FR): 20.05.2009, Cannes, IFF - Semaine de la Critique;
Kinostart (DE): 24.06.2010

Awards

International Film Festival Bangkok 2009
  • Grand Prix Golden Kinnaree