71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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El reino de los cielos

Patricia Cardoso
Colombia      50 m.
Synopsis
In 1926, in a small Columbian mountain village, a young doctor operates a blind man for cataracts. It is the first operation of this kind to have been carried out in the country, and gives Bernabé, the old man who supplies water to the village, his sight back after fifty years of blindness. The film, which is based on a true story, tells Bernabé's incredible tale, his experiences and difficulties on recovering his sight.
Director
Patricia Cardoso (Colombia)
Cast
Reynaldo Miravalles, Florina Lemaitre, Humberto Dorado, Yolanda García
Running Time
50 m.
Country
Colombia
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