Virus tropical (2018)

Directed by

Santiago Caicedo

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

Colombia

Runtime

1h 37m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman grows up in Colombia telling the story of her unconventional family and her own path to finding herself. It is based on a graphic novel by the same name.

reflectiveintimatecoming-of-agewarmgently humorouspersonalobservational

What happens

Virus Tropical is a 2017 adult animated coming-of-age drama film directed by Santiago Caicedo, based on the 2011 semi-autobiographical graphic novel of the same name by cartoonist Power Paola. From a screenplay by Enrique Lozano, Power Paola handled the film's art direction. Produced by Timbo Estudio and Ikki Films, Virus Tropical had its world premiere at the Animation Is Film Festival on 21 October 2017. It was released in Colombian cinemas on 17 May 2018, where it grossed $31,100. The film received generally positive reviews. Additionally, it won the Quirino Award for Best Ibero-American Feature Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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