Directed by:
Icíar BollaínScreenplay:
Paul LavertyCinematography:
Alex CatalánComposer:
Alberto IglesiasCast:
Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde, Raúl Arévalo, Najwa Nimri, Juan Carlos Aduviri, Cassandra Ciangherotti, Ezequiel Díaz, Vicente Romero (more)Plots(1)
Obsessive idealist Sebastian has sworn to direct a film about one of the world's most iconic figures, Christopher Columbus. But not for him the lie of a genius hero on a divine mission to win ''souls for Christ''. Sebastian is determined to overturn the myth of the arrival of Western Civilization in the Americas as a force for good. His film will show what Columbus set in motion: the obsession with gold, the taking of slaves, and the terrible violence visited on those Indians who fought back. The brilliant actor playing Columbus constantly challenges the director, accusing him of hypocrisy and cheap manipulation. Costa, Sebastian's friend and producer doesn't give a damn. All that matters is that the film comes in on time and within budget. Costa has a crazy plan. Despite Sebastian's fury, they will shoot in Bolivia, the cheapest, most ''Indian'' of Latin American countries. While the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, civil and political unrest simmer, as the entire water supply of the city is privatized and sold to a British/American multinational. Violence increases daily until the entire city explodes in the now infamous Bolivian Water War - a war which actually took place in April 2000. (Wild Bunch Distribution)
(more)Cast
Gael García Bernal
Mexico
Best movies:
Coco (2017)
Amores Perros (2000)
Babel (2006)
Luis Tosar
Spain
Best movies:
Cell 211 (2009)
La flaqueza del bolchevique (2003)
Take My Eyes (2003)
Karra Elejalde
Spain
Best movies:
Earth (1996)
Cows (1992)
The Red Squirrel (1993)
Raúl Arévalo
Spain
Best movies:
My Masterpiece (2018)
Marshland (2014)
Dark Blue Almost Black (2006)
Najwa Nimri
Spain
Best movies:
Locked Up (Antena 3 / Fox Version) (2015) (series)
Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998)
The Method (2005)
Juan Carlos Aduviri
Bolivia
Best movies:
Even the Rain (2010)
Gold (2017)
Cassandra Ciangherotti
Best movies:
Even the Rain (2010)
The Similars (2015)
Bachelorettes (2019)
Ezequiel Díaz
Best movies:
Even the Rain (2010)
The Golden Door (2006)
Che: Part Two (2008)
Vicente Romero
Spain
Best movies:
Cell 211 (2009)
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Among Wolves (2011)
Carlos Santos
Spain
Best movies:
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Paco's Men (2005) (series)
Lo que escondían sus ojos (2016) (series)
Daniel Currás
Spain
Best movies:
Even the Rain (2010)
Retribution (2015)
Eye for an Eye (2019)
Alejandra Lanza
Best movies:
Even the Rain (2010)
Antonio Mora
Spain
Best movies:
Cell 211 (2009)
The Sleeping Voice (2011)
Paco's Men (2005) (series)