Blessed by Fire ( Iluminados por el fuego ) ( Enlightened by Fire )

Blessed by Fire (DVD) (*)

$24.99

Original Title: Iluminados por el fuego
Alternate Title: Enlightened by Fire
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Goya Awards
San Sebastian International Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
105 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Music Video
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Argentina ( Latin America, Mexico )
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Tristán Bauer

Written By:
Tristán Bauer
Miguel Bonasso

Actors:
Gastón Pauls ..... Esteban Leguizamón
Pablo Riva ..... Doblajes
César Albarracín ..... Doblaje
Hugo Carrizo
Virginia Innocenti
Juan Leyrado
Arturo Bonín
Jon Lucas
Mario Chaparro
Tony Lestingi
Carlos Garmendia
Lautaro Delgado

Synopsis:

The near-death of an old friend forces a man to look back at a painful chapter in his life in a wartime drama from Argentinean filmmaker Tristan Bauer. Esteban (Gastón Pauls) is a writer edging into middle age who has received word that Vargas (Pablo Ribba), who served with him in the Argentine Army during the 1980s, has attempted to commit suicide and is now in a coma. The news floods Esteban's mind with memories of their days in the Falkland Islands war of 1982. Esteban, Vargas, and Juan (Cesar Albarracin) were all new recruits who knew next to nothing about battle when they were sent to the rocky islands to fend off a possible invasion by the British military. Juan and Vargas both have more on their minds than imminent battle -- Juan worries about his young son at home, while Vargas left for the islands on bad terms with both his parents and his girlfriend. As the soldiers struggle to pass the time while waiting for the seemingly inevitable war to start, Esteban, Juan, and Vargas capture and roast a sheep; Vargas is severely punished for his part in the sheep-napping, and is on emotionally shaking ground when the British Navy begins raining death upon the ill-equipped Argentineans. Iluminados por el Fuego (aka Enlightened by Fire) was named Best Narrative Feature at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival.

A narration of the memories of a 40-year-old man, Esteban Leguizamon, who was sent to fight on Malvinas Islands in 1982 at the age of 18. A friend's attempted suicide triggers off the memories of the war times he shared with two young privates: Vargas, the suicide, and Juan, who was killed on the battlefield. Thus, the horrors of war itself, together with the ailments of hunger and cold weather are interwoven with the stories of friendship and fellowship. From Esteban's point of view, the movie shows the slow and gradual immersion of their fragile lives into the heart of death itself. Twenty years after the war, Esteban decides to return to the islands to come to terms with his past and heal old wounds.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 17 May, 2007.

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