This content was published on December 19, 2023 – 18:16 December 19, 2023 – 18:16
Santo Domingo, Dec 19 (EFE).- The Dominican science fiction film “Aire” will be part of the official selection of the Big Screen Competition of the Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) to be held from January 25 to February 4 in the Netherlands, the film’s promoters reported this Tuesday.
Directed by Leticia Tonos, the film, which will have its world premiere on January 28, 2024, offers a cinematic experience that invites reflection on topics such as loneliness, technology and the precarious relationship between industrialized society and the natural world. said the director of the Festival, Vanja Kaludjercic.
The director highlighted how special it has been to receive this news, since since her beginnings in the Dominican film industry she has admired this festival, and being part of the event is “a dream come true,” says a press release.
“That ‘Aire’ is an official selection with a genre like science fiction gives me a lot of satisfaction as a professional, but it also encourages me to continue telling stories that, even though they are not traditionally expected in the Caribbean, there is an openness to receive them . Another achievement for our industry,” he stated.
‘Aire’ is co-produced by Producciones Línea Espiral, Menos es Más Producciones, Lantica Media and the Spanish production house Contrasentido.
It stars the French-Mexican actress Sophie Gaëlle Gómez (El Señor de los Cielos, Rosario Tijeras, Monarca) and the multi-award-winning Dominican actor Jalsen Santana (La Gunguna, Cristo Rey, Accounts Receivable, Rank of Honor), and features the special participation of the Spanish Paz Vega (Lucía y el Sexo, Hable con Ella, Spanglish).
The Spanish distributor Latido Films, one of the main sales agents for Spanish-speaking cinema, presents the feature film, which takes place in the year 2147, when environmental pollution resulting from a great chemical war reduces the world’s population, leaving it on the brink. of extinction.EFE
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2023-12-21 02:52:17
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