Days of Santiago (2004)
"Días de Santiago" (original title)

Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his ...

Director:

Josué Méndez

Writer:

Josué Méndez

Stars:

Pietro Sibille, Milagros Vidal, Marisela Puicón

12 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pietro Sibille	...	Santiago Roman
Milagros Vidal	...	Andrea
Marisela Puicón	...	Elisa
Ricardo Mejía	...	Papa
Lili Urbina	...	Mama
Alheli Castillo	...	Mari
Ivy La Noire	...	Inés
Erick García	...	Coco
Giselle Bedón	...	Rita
Ana María Roca-Rey	...	Jimena (as Ana Maria Roca Rey)
Sandra Vergara	...	Sandra
Juan Durán	...	Loco taxi
Mario Martínez	...	Mario
Sandro Calderón	...	Sandro Castro
Igor Moreno	...	Igor Merino

Storyline

Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his temptation to join his comrades in a decadent life of crime.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Peru

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

30 September 2004 (Peru)

Also Known As:

Days of Santiago

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chullachaki Producciones

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peru's official submission to the 2006 Academy Awards.

User Reviews

Nice one!

Lima, Peru. If you ever been there you will recognize the sad truth about that city: poverty and misery all over. For a movie coming from Peru, I think it was very good, but it cannot stand with international standards: most of the actors were pathetic:) Now, don't understand me wrong, the movie is nice, and I recommend it, BUT is still far away from the Italian neo-realism (It is indeed a neo-realist film..) and WAY far away from the Taxi Driver, that many people compare it with. The streets and the atmosphere from Lima was caught very good on the screen using some black and white images alternating with colored ones, but other than this, don't expect anything spectacular.

7/10 - one of the best Peruvian movies.