A former war photographer and her physician husband are caught up in a riot when locals in an Andean village vent their unhappiness with contamination from a nearby mine.
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Title: Altiplano (2009)
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4 wins & 8 nominations.
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| Magaly Solier | ... | Saturnina | |
| Jasmin Tabatabai | ... | Grace | |
| Olivier Gourmet | ... | Max | |
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Arturo Anacarino Zarate | ... | Orlando |
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Malku Choquehuillca | ... | Malku |
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Edgar Condori | ... | Nilo / Omar (as Edgar Alcides Condori) |
| Behi Djanati Atai | ... | Sami | |
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Kian Lawson-Khalili | ... | Reza (as Kian Khalili) |
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Sonia Loaiza | ... | Luz |
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Hermelinda Luján | ... | Rufina |
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Norma Martínez | ... | Mercedes |
| Andreas Pietschmann | ... | Paul | |
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Antonio Quevedo | ... | Un soldat (as Marco Antonio Quevedo) |
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Edgar Quispe | ... | Ignacio |
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Rodolfo Rodríguez | ... | Raúl |
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War photographer Grace, devastated after a violent incident in Iraq, renounces her profession. Her Belgian husband, Max, is a cataract surgeon working at an eye clinic in the high Andes of Peru. Nearby, the villagers of Turubamba succumb to illnesses caused by a mercury spill from a local mine. Saturnina, a young woman in Turubamba, loses her fiancé to the contamination. Ignorant of its true source, the villagers turn their rage on the foreign doctors, and in the ensuing riot Max is killed. Grace sets out on a journey of mourning to the place of Max's death. Saturnina takes drastic measures to protest against the endless violations towards her people and her land. Grace and Saturnina's destinies merge. ALTIPLANO is a lyrical and probing film about our divided but inextricably linked world. Written by Hannelore Goossens
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war photographer | quechua | aborigine | peruvian andes | ophthalmologist |Taglines:
A lyrical tragedy about sacrifice and redemption in the Andes.Genres:
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and "The Sinister Snow Squaw"
Composed by Bram Devens (Ignatz!)
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Some characters like Saturnina and Max are also based on reports and anecdotes of local villagers and foreign doctors. See more »Soundtracks
The Gloom of the Darkest Dayand "The Sinister Snow Squaw"
Composed by Bram Devens (Ignatz!)
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Release Date:
20 August 2010 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$1,269, 22 August 2010Gross USA:
$2,961Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$157,796Company Credits
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I saw this movie a few days ago on TV (should have been a movie theater though) and what I write has no link to the fact one of the directors being... Belgian. I'm even ashamed that, upon now, I hadn't been aware of his (joint) work!
I rate this beauty "only" a 9, because, to me, 10 means perfection. This one is only just short of it and I really can't understand the 6.7 global rating...
Furthermore I can't but subscribe to what "janlhoest" says in his review.
Maybe I would add that to me; this is something like a symphony of images, sound and sheer poetry...