Just About To Take Off (2015)
- Original title
- A punto de despegar
- Directed by
- Robinson Díaz Sifuentes, Lorena Best
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Peru
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Residents of a century-old settlement near Lima's airport resist eviction for an expansion. The documentary follows their daily life and memories as they cling to their homes while planes take off overhead.
observationalpoignantgroundednostalgicresilientunhurriedintimatemelancholic
What happens
A punto de despegar es una película documental peruana del 2015 dirigida por Lorena Best y Robinson Díaz. El documental presenta parte de la historia de San Agustín, una ex hacienda y posteriormente un poblado con más de 100 años de historia. Los pobladores vivían rodeados de campos de cultivo y a espaldas de la ciudad, no obstante su ubicación cercana al aeropuerto internacional de Lima. Ante la expropiación de sus terrenos y posterior desalojo llevado a cabo en 2013 por la ampliación del aeropuerto, los pobladores resisten a través de su memoria y dignidad, mientras los aviones no paran de despegar. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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