Despite some good individual scenes, I wasn't terribly impressed with this film from Peru. Is about Rosa Chumbe, a forty something policewoman working the streets of Lima. She is a mediocre police officer, often dozing in her office. Her superior warns her several time that this is her last chance, and if she continues like that she will be fired, yet one minute later he asks her to escort his trophy wife to a shopping trip. Rosa lives in a tiny apartment with her young daughter, who has a baby and has become pregnant again. Rosa can't get along with her daughter and they often fight, and has often to take care of her baby when her daughter is out of the house. No man, either for her of her daughter, is around in the house. The inarticulate Rosa only laughs when watching an awful live show on TV in which a comedian tells horribly unfunny jokes. The ending, suggesting a religious miracle to get her out of her predicament is the worst thing in the film. There is nothing wrong in making films about poor, downtrodden people, but one has to avoid wallowing in miserabilism.
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An Unapologetic View of Lima
babyjaguar13 June 2018
Rosa Chumbe" (2015, Yin Zhang Films) directed and written by Jonatan Relayze and stars Liliana Trujillo as the main protagonist, "Rosa". This film is centered on an urban tale of a middle aged woman struggling with alcoholism.
This film which was submitted by Peru for the Oscars foreign film category was met with negative reviews by some film critics in the U.S.. Maybe because the film shows a very gritty and unapologetic perspective of the urban life in Lima, Peru. Rosa who is a police cop lives a life of addiction, from drinking too much and gambling. She lives as a single mother with her daughter, Sheyla and a child.
As the story unfolds, the film follows their two lives in the city, dealing with tragedy. This style of film is reminiscent of a past Brazilian film, "Central Station" because of its documentary-styled feel.
This film which was submitted by Peru for the Oscars foreign film category was met with negative reviews by some film critics in the U.S.. Maybe because the film shows a very gritty and unapologetic perspective of the urban life in Lima, Peru. Rosa who is a police cop lives a life of addiction, from drinking too much and gambling. She lives as a single mother with her daughter, Sheyla and a child.
As the story unfolds, the film follows their two lives in the city, dealing with tragedy. This style of film is reminiscent of a past Brazilian film, "Central Station" because of its documentary-styled feel.
A very disappointing film
hernanmanrique16 June 2017
When I read the summary of this film in IMDb I thought that I could give it a chance. After watching the film, I regretted it so much. The movie is about a miserable police woman who lives in poverty and whose life is filled with anger (although you never get to know why). As a consequence, she is an alcoholic and a gambler. I disagree with the other reviews I've read. There are no 'good scenes' in this movie at all, just a bunch of poorly acted scenes with no connection between each other. Even the characters seem to have no connection at all. In a certain moment, Rosa Chumbes and her daughter are completely disconnected and you get the feeling that you're watching two different films (one about a miserable police woman and another one about a young girl having an abortion). As I said before, there were many scenes acted so badly that you can't forget them, such as the fight between Rosa and her daughter or the meeting she had with her superior. I just don't get the words to describe the feeling you get after watching the final scene of the movie. Very disappointing.
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