Alejandro Landes | Colombia, Uruguay, Spain | 2011 | 90’ | Spanish spoken, Dutch subtitles | Distribution: Eye Film
Landes was inspired by the true and spectacular story of Porfirio Ramirez Aldana. He visited Porfirio, a man who tried to hijack a plane to Bogotá in 2005, in prison and then spent five years developing a film that would eventually star Porfirio himself as well as his son. Porfirio doesn’t focus on the hijacking, but on the daily existence of the badly damaged protagonist: his ablutions, exercise, the care for his lazy son, his meagre income from selling call time on his cell phone and the sexual activities with his neighbour. Porfirio is continually frustrated by the limitations of his physical freedom, but refuses to give up... and he makes plans.
A minimalist and subtle film that explores the seemingly banal and while doing that depicts the tragicomedy that is life.
Thursday 11 August, 5.30 pm, Rialto
Wednesday 17 August, 7.30 pm, Rialto (director present)
Thursday 18 August, 5.30 pm, Rialto (director present)