An unpaved road movie from Peru ( Ruta del Jaca )

An unpaved road movie from Peru (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Ruta del Jaca
Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
Japanese ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
72 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2005 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Kristinn Kristinsson

Written By:
Carlo Brescia

Actors:
F. Mathias Lorenz ..... Matt Lorenz
Pietro Sibille ..... Víctor
Sonia Morales ..... Herself
Roxana Yépez ..... Luisa
Rosalinda Guerrero ..... Rosalinda
Julio Ortiz ..... Julio
Carlos Vertiz

Synopsis:

In the late 1980's, during Peru's bloody internal conflict, an American couple traveled through the countryside looking for alternative healers to treat the woman's terminal illness. On that fateful trip, they vanished completely. At the time, local authorities claimed they had been kidnapped and killed by communist insurgents of the Shining Path movement. Twenty years later, their son Matt retraces their steps in an intriguing and sometime bizarre trip to visit Shamans in Andean remote villages as well as deep in the Amazon jungle. Matt is looking for people that might have known his parents, and undergoes some of the same treatments his mother had received. During his journey, the real cause of his parents' death is gradually revealed.

With Ruta del Jaca, Dutch debut filmmaker Kris Kristinsson has created a kaleidoscopic film that blurs the distinction between documentary and fiction. The spectacular beauty of the Peruvian countryside is splashed throughout the feature. A special role is reserved for the immensely popular "Folklor" singer Sonia Morales.

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 18 April, 2010.

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