• MESSENGER

    MESSENGER



MESSENGER

by Martín Solá

MESSENGER

Argentina | Germany | 2011 | 85:00 min

Original Title:
MENSAJERO - DER BOTE

Formal Categories

Biography / Portrait Human Interest Society Conflicts Ecology Economy Religion

Content Categories

Documentary
Synopsis
Work and religion intertwine and mix together amid mountains and plains, and they set across the dense landscape of the Argentine north through a perplexed, undaunted perspective that places both the spiritual and physical aspects on a vanishing point in every frame. The film's narrative kick-off is Rodrigo, a messenger living in a mountain community who decides to leave his position to go work in a salt mine. His trip gets blend into a peregrination organized by local monks, and that's when the documentary style lets go of its more conventional resources and sets sail through a hypnotic and hallucinated environment made of a series of black and white climes that become overwhelming, animated illustrations. An expressive search that makes no concessions to any sentimentality or simplified sociological comment, MESSENGER abysmally creates a unique atmosphere and outlines a rough, sedated journey through a meager and magnanimous existence.
Festivals/Awards
BAFICI; Tandil Cine/Special Mention for Documentary; Festival dei Popoli
Cast and Crew
  • Director Martín Solá
  • Screenwriter Martín Solá
  • Director of Photography Gustavo Schiaffino
  • Editor Martín Solá, Sergio Subero
Original Languages

Spanish

Co-Production Company
weltfilm GmbH
Germany
www.weltfilm.com
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