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

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)

Trailer

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