The Settlers (HKIFF48)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
1 Apr 2024 (Mon)
Category
III (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
100 Minutes
Language
Spanish, English
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Felipe Gálvez
Cast
Mark Stanley, Camilo Arancibia, Benjamín Westfall, Alfredo Castro
Synopsis
In this visually ravishing drama, debuting director Gálvez takes a provocative look at Chile’s colonial past, exposing a bloody chapter that has been erased from the national consciousness. Set against the unforgiving landscapes of the Andes at the turn of the 20th century, this tale of brutal colonialist violence evokes conventions of the Western, as three horsemen are hired by a rich Spanish landowner to execute a new trade route across Patagonia. Through the silent, agonising gaze of a young Chilean half-blood, the true nature of the genocide of indigenous people is unveiled.
In this visually ravishing drama, debuting director Gálvez takes a provocative look at Chile’s colonial past, exposing a bloody chapter that has been erased from the national consciousness. Set against the unforgiving landscapes of the Andes at the turn of the 20th century, this tale of brutal colonialist violence evokes conventions of the Western, as three horsemen are hired by a rich Spanish landowner to execute a new trade route across Patagonia. Through the silent, agonising gaze of a young Chilean half-blood, the true nature of the genocide of indigenous people is unveiled.
