Paraguayan Hammock
Hamaca Paraguaya

Argentina , Austria , France , Germany , Netherlands , Spain , Paraguay, 2006, 76 min
In Guarini with English subtitles

Directed By: Paz Encina
Writer: Paz Encina
Producers: Marianne Slot, Lita Stantic, Ilse Hughan
Cast: Ramón del Río, Georgina Genes

A subtle cinematic requiem for a country and its people, Paz Encina's emotionally devastating debut is also the first feature to come out of Paraguay since the 1970s. In the rural countryside, a peasant couple (Ramón del Rio and Georgina Genes) perform their everyday routines while waiting with stoic resignation for their only son to return from a far-off war. Encina combines rigorous visual minimalism with a heartbreaking and formally innovative soundtrack in her unflinching testament to a nation's profound sense of loss and remarkable capacity for perseverance. More ...

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