Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village (2022)

Original title

Willaq Pirqa, el Cine de mi Pueblo

Directed by

César Galindo

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Peru

Runtime

1h 29m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A 13-year-old boy in a remote Quechua-speaking village discovers movies. He wants his community to understand and enjoy the films, which are in Spanish. The story follows his efforts to share that experience.

nostalgicwhimsicalgentleupbeatcommunity-focusedinclusivecuriousheartfelt

What happens

Willaq Pirqa, the Cinema of My Village (whose original title is Willaq Pirqa, el cine de mi pueblo, lit. 'The Wall of Information, the cinema of my town') is a 2022 Peruvian-Bolivian Quechua-language comedy-drama film directed by César Galindo and written by Galindo, Augusto Cabada and Gastón Vizcarra. It tells the story of Sistu, a 13-year-old boy who lives in a community in Cusco, he discovers the magic of cinema, but the language barrier prevents the villagers from enjoying the movies. The film was selected as the Peruvian entry for Best Ibero-American Film at the 38th Goya Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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