El Vuelco del Cangrejo

Óscar Ruiz Navia - 2009

In a remote town of the Colombian Pacific coast called La Barra, Cerebro, leader of the afro-descendant community of the town, has strong disagreements with El Paisa, a powerful landlord that intends to build a new beach hotel. Daniel, a strange and quiet man from the city, arrives one afternoon to the town and stays for some days, as he waits for a boat that can take him out of the country. Forced to stay, he will be involved in the struggle of a town that resists against the arrival of progress and the threat of disappearing.

Colombia / France - 2009

Length: 84:00
Genre: Fiction
Language: Spanish

Script and direction: Óscar Ruiz Navia

Production: Contravía films

Diana Bustamante

Arizona Films

M Films
RCN

Efe-X

Director of photography: Sofia Oggioni, Andrés Pineda

Cast: Rodrigo Vélez / Karent Hinestroza / Arnobio Salazar

Production designer: Marcela Gomez Montoya

FESTIVALS / RECOGNITIONS

Berlin International Film Festival - Berlinale, Winner of the Forum Award of the FIPRESCI Jury, Berlin, Germany. 2010
Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema - BAFICI, Winner of the FEISAL Award for Best Film from a Latin American Filmmaker under 35, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2010
Fribourg International Film Festival, Winner of the E-Changer Award and Nominee for the Grand Prix for Best Film, Fribourg, Switzerland. 2010
Gramado Film Festival, Winner of the Critics Award for Best Latino Film, Gramado, Brazil. 2010

Cinema of Havana: International Festival of New Latin American, Winner of the Special Jury Award for Best First Film, Habana, Cuba. 2009
Las Palmas International Film Festival, Winner of the Best First Time Director Award, Las Palmas, Spain. 2010.
Toronto International Film Festival - TIFF, Official Selection, Discovery Section, Toronto, Canada. 2009

Cartagena Film Festival - FICCI, Nominee for the Golden India Catalina for Best Film, Cartagena, Colombia. 2010

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