The Invisible Girl (film)

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La pampa
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDorian Fernández-Moris
Written byDorian Fernández-Moris
Rogger Vergara Adrianzén
Produced byPaco Bardales
Dorian Fernández-Moris
Karina Jury
Fina Martínez
Chichi Fernández Moris
Alejandro Rius
Nevenka Yanovich
Ángel Zavaleta
StarringFernando Bacilio
CinematographyAndres Paul Magallanes
Edited byDorian Fernández-Moris
Chemo Loli
Percy Meza
Production
company
AV Films
Distributed byLa Taberna Studios
Release dates
August 2022 (Lima Film Festival)
June 29, 2023 (Peru)
Running time
106 minutes
CountriesPeru
Spain
Chile
LanguageSpanish

The Invisible Girl (Spanish: La pampa) is a 2022 crime drama thriller film directed by Dorian Fernández-Moris and written by Fernández-Moris & Rogger Vergara Adrianzén.[1] Starring Fernando Bacilio.[2] It is based on the true story of a woman located in the lower area of Belén (Iquitos, Loreto), who had managed to escape from her traffickers.[3] It is a co-production between Peru, Spain and Chile.

Synopsis[edit]

Juan, a public official, is on the run from the law and the tragedy that scarred him for life. Reina, a teenager, is escaping the sexual and moral abuse she suffered as a child in the sexual exploitation camps of La Pampa, an area controlled by gold mining mafias. United by fate, they embark on a journey to find Reina's family in a lawless territory of the Peruvian Amazon, plagued by crime and greed.[4]

Cast[edit]

The actors participating in this film are:[5][6]

  • Fernando Bacilio as Pedro
  • Luz Pinedo as Reina
  • Mayella Lloclla as Sucy
  • Pamela Lloclla as Isabel
  • Oscar Carrillo as Don Lucho
  • Alain Salinas
  • Sylvia Majo
  • Gonzalo Molina
  • Antonieta Pari

Production[edit]

Script[edit]

In 2017, Dorian Fernández-Moris received a story from a woman from Iquitos who managed to flee human trafficking in La pampa.[7] After researching for a year and a half, they began writing the script.[7]

Financing[edit]

The film won the Audiovisual Direction, Phonography and New Media (DAFO) award granted by the Ministry of Culture of Peru, where it received a donation of $150,000 to start production.[8]

Filming[edit]

The film was filmed in Pucallpa, Ucayali where the real sets of La pampa had to be recreated.[7]

Release[edit]

The Invisible Girl initially premiered in August 2022 at the 26th Lima Film Festival as part of the Fiction Competition.[9] Its commercially premiered on June 29, 2023 in Peruvian theaters.[10]

Awards[edit]

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Gramado Film Festival Best Foreign Film The Invisible Girl Won [11]
Special Jury Award - Art Direction Jeff Calmet Won
Calzada de Calatrava International Film Festival Best Direction Photography Andrés Magallanes Won [12]
Islantilla Cineforum Film Festival Best Screenplay Dorian Fernández-Moris & Rogger Vergara Adrianzén Won
Best Art Direction Jeff Calmet Won
Trujillo Film Festival Best Fiction Film The Invisible Girl Won [13]
Special Jury Award for Best Performance Fernando Bacilio Won
Huanuco Film Festival Best Film - Audience The Invisible Girl Won [14]
2024 Luces Awards Best Film Nominated [15][16]
Best Actor Fernando Bacilio Nominated
Best Actress Luz Pinedo Nominated

References[edit]

  1. ^ República, La. ""La Pampa": director de "Cementerio general" apuesta por cine más humano". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  2. ^ República, La. "Película peruana La Pampa cuenta un drama real". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  3. ^ reytuerto; reytuerto (2022-08-15). "Película expone la trata de personas en "La Pampa", zona de minería ilegal en Madre de Dios | SPDA Actualidad Ambiental" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  4. ^ "The Invisible Girl / La Pampa". AV Films Perú. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  5. ^ SensaCine, Todo el reparto de la película La Pampa (in Spanish), retrieved 2023-02-10
  6. ^ "Reparto Completo de La Pampa (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  7. ^ a b c de 2022, Por Marylin Farroñay Ccasani18 de Agosto. "Dorian Fernández retrató la cruda realidad de la selva peruana en 'La Pampa', su nueva película | ENTREVISTA". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "LatAm cinema » Una futura generación de películas peruanas recibe apoyos de la DAFO". Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  9. ^ "Ficción Archives". 26 Festival de Cine de Lima. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  10. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (2023-05-04). "La Pampa: esperada película peruana llega a las salas de cine este 29 de junio | Cine | películas peruanas | la cartelera | cine peruano | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-05-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Masabel, Sthephany (2022-08-22). ""La Pampa" triunfó en festival brasileño y español". DIARIO IMPETU. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  12. ^ Studios, Taberna. ""La Pampa" recibe dos nuevos premios en España – Taberna Studios" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  13. ^ "Caravanas, concurso y fiesta total: así será la 10.º edición del Festival de Cine de Trujillo - Buena Pepa" (in Spanish). 2022-10-31. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  14. ^ Portales, Rodrigo (2022-11-28). ""Tiempos futuros" triunfa en Festival de Huánuco como mejor largo de ficción - Festivales y premios". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  15. ^ Rivadeneyra, Alfonso (2024-02-02). "Premios Luces 2023: la lista de nominados al galardón del arte, entretenimiento y cultura peruana". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  16. ^ Fangacio, Juan Carlos (2024-04-02). "Premios Luces 2023: la lista completa de ganadores del trofeo del entretenimiento y la cultura". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-04-03.

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