Mataindios

(Mataindios)

Oscar Sánchez Saldaña / Peru / 2018 / 77 min
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  • FICCI Cartagena International Film Festival

  • São Paulo International Film Festival

  • Lima Film Festival

    Best Peruvian Film

  • Week of Cinema in Lima

    Honorable Mention

  • Latin-American Film Showcase of Catalonia

    Best First Film

  • Social World Film Festival

    Best Soundtrack

  • Las Alturas International Film Festival

    Honorable Jury Mention

  • San José International Film Award

    Best Fiction Film

  • Peruvian Film Festival in Paris

    Special Jury Mention
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Quechua with English subtitles

With Carlos Solano, Nataly Aures, José Vivas

In a remote village grappling with the unresolved trauma of multiple disappearances, four villagers decide to organize a festival to honor their town’s patron saint, hoping the celebration will finally bring an end to their years of mourning. They believe that if the saint is pleased, their collective grief will be alleviated, and the pain of their lost loved ones will be symbolically buried. Despite facing numerous challenges, the villagers persevere, driven by faith and hope. However, when one of the four organizers suffers a devastating accident, they fear this could be a bad omen—a sign that the patron saint may not wish to intervene in their suffering after all.

The film explores the fine line between faith and superstition, and the complex interplay between cultural rituals, collective memory, and the search for closure in the aftermath of profound loss.

Press

“An emotional film full of poetic images and whose protagonists are the inhabitants of the community of Huangáscar, Yauyos, in the southern highlands of Lima.” – El Comercio (Perú)

“Mataindios, the film starring the inhabitants of the Huangáscar district themselves.” – Clara Giraldo, Infobae

“An anti-commercial and irreverent film about Andean pain.” – Alexandra Montoya Casillas, El Búho

“A ritual about decolonization.” – Carlos Esquivez, Cinencuentro

About the Director

Oscar Sánchez Saldaña was born in Huangáscar (Yauyos) in 1975. An artist and theatrical pedagogue, he graduated from the Escuela Nacional Superior de Arte Dramático, and in Artistic Education from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He has ventured into various artistic activities such as writing, acting, and stage directing. He is a self-taught filmmaker, director, scriptwriter, and producer of the movie Mataindios (2018).

Robert Julca Motta was born in Lima in 1975. He is an interdisciplinary artist, trained in the Escuela Nacional Superior de Arte Dramático and graduate in Escuela de Posgrado de la Universidad Escuela de Posgrado de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. He has ventured into various artistic activities, as an actor, director, performer, and conceptual artist. He is the director, scriptwriter, and editor of the movie “Mataindios” (2018).

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