71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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LA SIRGA

WILLIAM VEGA
COLOMBIA-FRANCE-MEXICO      85 m.
Films in Progress 21
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Directorial debut from the Colombian William Vega screened as part of the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes after having won the Films in Progress award at the Toulouse Festival. This is the story of Alicia, a woman stripped of her belongings who seeks shelter at La Sirga, the boarding house belonging to her Uncle Oscar on La Cocha Lake. La Sirga too is affected by the war: Freddy, Oscar’s son, returns. Believing herself to be safe, Alicia doesn’t realise that what she fears most now lives in her house.

Director
WILLIAM VEGA
Screenplay
William Vega
Production
Contravía Films (Colombia)
Oscar Ruiz Navia
Ciné-Sud Promotion (France)
Thierry Lenouvel
Film Tank (Mexico)
Edgar San Juan
Photography
Sofía Oggioni
Edition
Miguel Schvenfinger
Music
Fidencio Túlcán
Cast
Joghis Arias (Alicia), Julio César Roble (Óscar), David Guacas (Gabriel), Floralba Achicanoy (Flora), Heraldo Romero (Fredy)
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MPM Film
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Running Time
85 m.
Country
COLOMBIA-FRANCE-MEXICO
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