Where the River Begins
Where the River Begins
Production company
Midi la Nuit, Canada
Inercia Películas, Colombia
Producer(s)
Annick Blanc, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto
Director(s)
Juan Andrés Arango
Writer(s)
Juan Andrés Arango
Spanish, Feature film, Drama, 2026, 101 min
Fleeing violent Bogotá, a young Indigenous mother, her child and a teenage gang member embark on a cathartic journey to the depth of the Andágueda River where only the jungle will decide their fate.
Principal cast
Girlesa Duave Cerezo, Juan David Junca Linares, Ana Michelle Nama Dumaza
Nomination(s) & award(s)
Sørfond Pitching Forum, Norwegian South Film Fund, 2022, Project Winner
Cannes International Film Festival, 2022, Project invited to L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation
San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain, 2021, Dale! Award, granted by European Film Agency Directors and Conferences of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities
Cine Qua Non Lab, Morelia, Mexico and New York, 2020, Official Selection
Cannes International Film Festival, 2022, Project invited to L’Atelier de la Cinéfondation
San Sebastián International Film Festival, Spain, 2021, Dale! Award, granted by European Film Agency Directors and Conferences of Ibero-American Audiovisual and Cinematographic Authorities
Cine Qua Non Lab, Morelia, Mexico and New York, 2020, Official Selection
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