Underplayed Gems

The Promise of Return (2020)

The Promise of Return poster
Original title
La promesa del retorno
Directed by
Cristian Sánchez
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 10m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A person returns to a place from their past and encounters strange events that blur the line between reality and fantasy. The story follows their search for understanding amid memories and unresolved feelings.

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What happens

The Promise of Return (Spanish: La promesa del retorno) is a 2020 Chilean fantasy mystery film written, directed and produced by Cristián Sánchez Garfias. Starring Natalia Martínez, Manuel Hübner, José Ignacio Diez, Anderson Tudor, Beatriz Carillo, Rafael Jean François and Daniel Pérez. The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not selected. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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