Utama (2022)

Directed by

Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Genre

drama film

Country

Bolivia, France, Uruguay

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

6

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An elderly Bolivian couple living in the high-altitude desert face the harsh realities of drought and aging. They must decide whether to stay on their ancestral land or move to the city.

slow-burnvisually lushmelancholicquietcontemplativeearthyintimate

What happens

Utama is a 2022 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Alejandro Loayza Grisi in his directorial debut film. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2022 and was released in French theaters on May 11, 2022. It was selected as the Bolivian entry for the 95th Academy Awards for the Best International Feature Film award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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