Best Movies From Colombia
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- DirectorCiro GuerraStarsNilbio TorresJan BijvoetAntonio BolívarThe story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists who work together over the course of forty years to search the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.
- DirectorVíctor GaviriaStarsLeidy María 'Lady' TabaresMarta CorreaMileider Gil13-year-old Monica leads a street life, making her living by selling flowers to couples in local nightspots, she is joined by 10-year-old Andrea who runs out of her house after her mother beats her.
- DirectorJaime Osorio GómezStarsVicky HernándezGustavo LondoñoMaría Cristina GálvezThe action is situated in Colombia on April 9, 1948, date in which took place the famous "Bogotazo". It is a story of love frustrated by political circumstances. Laura, a spinster schoolteacher, lives to Josefina and Santiago, public employee. The three characters will be besieged by 24 hours, targeted by snipers, will be forced to show such which are or they would have liked to be.
- DirectorWilliam VegaStarsJoghis Seudin AriasJulio César RobleFloralba AchicanoyA Colombian refugee tries to rebuild her life at a guest house located on the shores of a great lake in the Andes.
- DirectorFranco LolliStarsBrayan SantamariàCarlos Fernando PérezAlejandra BorreroEric, 10, finds himself almost overnight living with Gabriel, his father, who he barely knows. The man has trouble keeping their heads above water and building a relationship with his son. Maria Isabel, the woman Gabriel works for as a carpenter, decides to take the child under her wing.
- DirectorCésar Augusto AcevedoStarsHaimer LealHilda RuizEdison RaigosaAfter having left a long time ago, a humble country sugar cane worker returns home to meet his grandson and deal with the hardships his family has been put into.
- DirectorCiro GuerraStarsMarciano MartínezYull NúñezAgustin NievesA musician travels a great distance to return an instrument to his elderly teacher.
- DirectorFrancisco NordenStarsFrank RamírezIsabela CoronaVictor Hugo MorantIn Colombia, from the second half of the nineteenth century, two political parties; The traditional liberal and conservative ¸ fought a series of civil wars for almost one hundred years of bloodshed in the country. The last of these To know as "La Violencia" ¸ began following the assassination of popular leader Jorge Eliecer Gaitan ¸ The April 9, 1948. That day began a dark period that lasted a decade in which met the key role hired murderers ¸ called "Pajaros" ¸ such as Leon Maria Lozano ¸ The most notorious of all. "The Condor."
- DirectorCamila LoboguerreroStarsMaría Eugenia DávilaFrank RamírezMagusoColombia 1920's. The country receives compensation for the separation of Panama and is open to foreign credit to undertake major development works. Growing mass of workers but not improve their conditions as still subject to the place since colonial times. The climate is more conducive to that industrial strife and the emergence of leaders who are: Maria Cano was one of the Highlights. His work on behalf of the workers were also given for the woman confronted the powerful toured the country and raided the literature. She and her colleagues do this story.
- DirectorJosef Kubota WladykaStarsCristian James AbvinculaJarlin Javier MartinezHadder BlandonA desperate fisherman and a naive young man embark on a dangerous journey trafficking drugs up the Pacific coast of Colombia. Hidden beneath the waves, they tow a narco-torpedo filled with millions of dollars worth of cocaine. Together they must brave the war-torn region while navigating the growing tension between them.
- DirectorJorge Alí TrianaStarsGustavo AngaritaSebastián OspinaJorge Emilio SalazarA man is released from prison, and after 18 years, returns to his "pueblo" (village). But in this village, time, in many ways, has stood still. The time served by Juan complied with the court's justice, but not with some villagers. There are some who still seek true justice.
- DirectorJuan Andrés Arango GarciaStarsLuis Carlos GuevaraJamés SolísAndrés MurilloTomas, an Afro-Colombian teenager who fled the country's Pacific coast pushed out by the war, faces the difficulties of growing up in a city of exclusion and racism. When Jairo, his younger brother and closest friend disappears, Tomas plunges into the streets of the city. His search becomes an initiatory journey that compels him to face his past and to leave aside the influence of his brothers in order to find his own identity. Through this journey, Tomas reveals a unique perspective of a vibrant and unstable city that, like Tomas, stands on the threshold between what once was and what might be.
- DirectorJhonny HendrixStarsEsteban CopeteKarent HinestrozaSebastián MosqueiraA young woman raising alone her children while her husband gets drunk but when she breaks free nothing will be the same.
- DirectorCarlos MorenoStarsÁlvaro RodríguezJorge HerreraMartha MarquezSalvador is a peasant who one day wakes up as usual to work on his land but instead finds a pile of corpses in the middle of his crops. He runs to notify the authorities but is Sunday and Election Day so the dead ones end up being a nuisance that nobody wants to deal with.
- DirectorLisandro Duque NaranjoStarsGuillermo CastañedaIngrid Cielo OspinaGustavo CamachoA young boy and his friends attempt to become invisible to get closer to the girls they desire. They must steal the magic recipe and its ingredients without getting caught to perform the ritual.
- DirectorJosé Luis RugelesStarsCarlos ClavijoAnderson GomezCarmenza GonzálezA vision of Colombia's inhuman armed conflict, seen through the eyes of a young - and pregnant - girl soldier.
- DirectorFelipe AljureStarsÁlvaro RodríguezJennifer SteffensRobinson DíazThis is a dark comedy that takes place in an urban jungle, where everyone has to ensure their own survival. No one is evil, but everyone acts for their own benefit and without considering whether their actions hurt others. Former Sergeant Diogenes Hernandez owns Universal, a precarious private detective agency in the Centre of Bogotá, which is based in the same apartment where he and his wife Fabiola live. His nephew, Clemente Fernández, who works at the Agency, maintains a romance with Fabiola, without trying to hurt his uncle's feelings, but driven by the need to alleviate the empty urban and anonymous man.
- DirectorSpiros StathoulopoulosStarsHugo PereiraDaniel PáezGilberto RamirezShot in real time, PVC-1 is based on the true story of a woman who is turned into a human time bomb in a bizarre act of terrorism.
- DirectorFelipe AljureStarsAlfredo AguilarEva AhenJuan Miguel AnzolaA psychedelic multiple-storyline around a disco called "El Colombian Dream".
- DirectorAndrés BaizStarsMarcela ValenciaBlas JaramilloLucia RengifoBased on the Mario Mendoza's book and inspired by true events, tells three interconnected stories happening in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre.
- DirectorAndrés BaizStarsQuim GutiérrezMartina GarcíaMaría Soledad RodríguezShattered by the unexpected news of their irreversible break-up, an aspiring orchestra conductor is puzzled by his girlfriend's mysterious and seemingly inexplicable case of disappearance. But can he look beyond the facts?
- DirectorSergio CabreraStarsFausto CabreraFrank RamírezDelfina GuidoA group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken, but decide to unite and come up with a strategy.
- DirectorMaria GamboaStarsCarlos HernándezFelipe BoteroSamuel LazcanoAt the impressionable age of 16, young Mateo faces a dilemma about the direction his life will take when his corrupt uncle asks him to infiltrate a local Barrancabermeja theatre group to uncover its members' political activities.
- DirectorJacques Toulemonde VidalStarsJuana AcostaKolia AbiteboulBruno ClairefondAnna is a young Colombian woman living in Paris, daily struggling with her emotional frailty. She tries to spend more time with her ten-year-old son, Nathan, but Philippe, her former husband, doesn't trust her anymore and threatens her to take full custody of the child. Having no other choice, she convinces her boyfriend Bruno to help her, and the three of them fly away to Colombia. During this journey, Anna will strive to build a new family, and will face the difficulty of being a mother.
- DirectorKlych LópezStarsAlejandro AguilarFernando ArévaloEnrique CarriazoThe economy is not doing well and in a few months Lucia will lose the mortgaged house where she lives with her two children, Mr. Carlos the owner of the Second-hand store, Sergio, Clown by day, waiter by night, and his wife Victoria. Julieta, the youngest child, is the family's salvation. She just graduated from law school when, on the morning of November 6, 1985, she leaves for her job at the Palace of Justice and never returns. There are witnesses that claim to have seen her alive after the Palace burned down after the Guerilla attack, the habitants lives of the house won't be the same. Based on true events in Colombia, 1985.
- DirectorJorge ForeroStarsRodrigo VélezDavid AldanaLorena MacíasOne day, three men, three different settings, the all-pervading violence that envelopes Colombia their inexorable connective tissue.
- DirectorRoberto Flores PrietoStarsRoosevel GonzalezMabel PizarroThe rainy seasons starts in Barranquilla. Once more the city is flooded by the pouring rain. In the intimacy of a small workshop, hidden in a desolate street downtown, Luis, a lonely man, repairs radios and TV sets. Carmen, a woman who despite the difficulties in her life, has an air of joy and a strong wish to live, works behind the reception desk of an old three-star hotel. come to less. Her dream is to travel to the USA to meet her brother. For this reason, in her free time she locks in her room and studies English with an audio course. Luis and Carmen's lonely lives suffer a dramatic change the day Carmen's recorder stops working.
- DirectorCiro GuerraStarsLowin AllendeCésar BadilloJulián DíazTwo men meet in downtown Bogotá; one is missing a leg, the other is a "silletero," a man who carries people around for money. Each character bears the burden of a bitter past life.
- DirectorJuan Carlos Melo GuevaraStarsLuis Burbano BurgosPaula PaezCarlos Alberto HualpaA Colombian farmer and his son are exiled from their village on the high plains. They boy befriends a girl and borrows a little dog to play with, while the father is forced to work in the illegal Amapola (poppy) filed. The two stories intertwine when one day the boy follows his father to work.
- DirectorCarlos César ArbeláezStarsHernán Mauricio OcampoNolberto SánchezGenaro AristizábalManuel, 9, has an old ball with which he plays football every day in the countryside. He dreams of becoming a great goalkeeper. His wishes seem set to come true when Ernest, his father, gives him a new ball. But an unexpected accident sends the ball flying into a minefield. Despite the danger, Manuel refuses to abandon his treasure... He convinces Julián and Poca Luz, his two friends, to rescue it with him. Amid the adventures and kids' games, the signs of armed conflict start to appear in the lives of the inhabitants of 'La Pradera'.
- DirectorSergio CabreraStarsFrank RamírezHumberto DoradoFlorina LemaitreThe teacher and the butcher of a small town in the tropical Andes, are both in love with the same woman (Miriam). They decide to duel for her. Everyone in town catch the notice, except of course for Miriam. The Mayor then decides to manipulate the event to make it political.
- DirectorNicolás BuenaventuraManuel José ÁlvarezStarsNicolás BuenaventuraManuel José ÁlvarezVicky HernándezA usurer nicknamed The Turk is killed. Mysteriously, everyone in the village had problems with him and anyone could have been his killer.
- DirectorIván GaonaStarsRené Diaz CalderónWillington GordilloCristian HernándezWillington's only love, Mariana, is about to get married to his cousin. While Willington tries to get her back, the rumor of a thief in town and a series of violent murders remind them of a fearful past, that will endanger Mariana.
- DirectorMiguel SalazarStarsCiro GalindoEsneider GalindoCiro Galindo was born on August 29th, 1952 in Colombia. Wherever he's gone, war has found him. After twenty years of friendship, I understood Ciro 's life sums up Colombia's history. As so many Colombians he is a survivor, who has run away from war for more than sixty years, and now dreams of living in peace. "Ciro and Me" is a journey to memory, seeking to give sorrow words; a journey, similar to that of Colombia in times of peace, in search to recover its dignity.
- DirectorPatricia Ayala RuizA Matter of Land recounts the first year of application of Colombian's Land Restitution Act from the perspective of a community who decide to engage with the process. The film explores the tensions that arise when such communities come face to face with the complex institutions responsible for enforcing the law. The result of these tensions is a narrative worthy of Kafka, in which a doorway to justice is opened for the sole purpose of demonstrating that no one can pass through it.