PACHAMAMA


    EL REGALO DE LA PACHAMAMA

    BOLIVIA (2009)

    Director

    Toshifumi Matsushita

    Cast

    Christian Huaygua, Luis Mamani, Faniy Mosques, Francisco Gutierrez

     

    (Bolivia, Japan, USA, 2008, 104 mins)

    In Quechua with English subtitles

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    A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY ON THE RUTA DE LA SAL

    On Bolivia's inland salt sea (the Salar de Uyuni), 13-year-old Kunturi and his family cut bricks of salt by hand, which they use to barter for goods. The Quecha people have lived and worked close to the land for centuries (the term Pachamama means Mother Earth). It's not an easy life, but still rich with friends and family. When Kunturi's grandmother falls ill, his father decides to take his son on the almost four-month journey along the salt trail (the Ruta de la Sal). Their first stop is the Potosi mine to find a friend's long-absent father. As tragedy and joy commingle, Kunturi is forced to confront the complexities of adult life, including death, suffering and, most sweetly and powerfully of all, first love,

     

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