Looking for extras and locations, a filmmaker settles on Chiloé, the second largest island off the coast of Chile. He does auditions, but mainly listens patiently to the stories of young and old people. As an outsider, he cautiously searches for the soul of the community and its underlying tensions.
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Intense, gripping, stylish and poignant
Brilliant and touching
Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.
I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
While the casting 'story line' could certainly have benefited well from some kind of climax or conclusion, this documentary by Jose Luis Torres Leiva is a beautiful exploration of the island of Chiloe. Its inhabitants' daily lives, the social divide and love stories, the island's history will keep you engaged throughout the film. My personal favorite was this semi-metafictional flavor added with the film this 'director' says he's about to do and the auditions for this movie (that I still don't know for certain if it's real). There is something about the lead repeating the story that made me wonder whether it would turn out that it was about him. And that added mystery.
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