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Diógenes (2023)

Diógenes poster
Directed by
Leonardo Barbuy
Genre
drama film
Country
Colombia, Peru, France
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Quechua-speaking man lives a solitary life in the Peruvian highlands. His quiet routine is disrupted when he must care for his aging father.

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What happens

Diógenes is a 2023 Quechua-language drama film written and directed by Leonardo Barbuy La Torre. It was selected to compete in the Zonazine section at the 26th Málaga Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on March 14, 2023. The film won the Silver Biznaga for Best Ibero-American Film, and Barbuy La Torre won for Best Director. It is a co-production between Peru, Colombia and France. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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