Samichay, In Search of Happiness (2020)
- Original title
- Samichay
- Directed by
- Mauricio Franco Tosso
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Peru
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Rated
- All
- 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
A Quechua-speaking peasant travels through the Peruvian Andes with his cow named Samichay. The journey takes him across harsh landscapes in search of a better life.
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What happens
Samichay, In Search of Happiness (Spanish: Samichay, en busca de la felicidad) is a 2019 Peruvian black-and-white drama film written and directed by Mauricio Franco Tosso (in his directorial debut), spoken in Cuzco Quechua and premiered at the Lima Film Festival, about the journey of a peasant quechua with his cow called Samichay in the Andes of Peru. It was awarded at film festivals in Peru, Spain and Chile. The film had its commercial premiere in Peruvian theaters on August 4, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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