Kuntur Wachana (1977)

Directed by

Federico García Hurtado

Genre

docudrama

Country

Peru

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Peruvian docudrama set among indigenous communities in the Andes. It shows the daily life and traditions of people living in a remote mountain village.

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What happens

Kuntur Wachana (Quechua for 'where the condor is born') is a Peruvian docudrama directed by Federico García Hurtado (born in Cusco, 1937). It was released in 1977. Kuntur Wachana won the FIPRESCI international critics' prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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