MOVIE
The Gift of Pachamama
MOVIE
2009
103 min Episode(s): 1
japanese, english
Other
japanese, english
Other
2009 Washington DC Independent Film Festival Grand Jury Award: Best Feature Film
2009 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival Best Cinematography Award
On Bolivia’s inland salt sea (the Salar de Uyuni), 13-year-old Kunturi and his family cut bricks of salt by hand, which they use to barter for goods. The Quechua people have lived and worked close to the land for centuries (the term Pachamama means Mother Earth). It’s not an easy life, but still rich with friends and family. When Kunturi’s grandmother falls ill, his father decides to take his son on the almost three-month journey along the salt trail (the Ruta de la Sal). Their first stop is the Potosi mine to find a friend’s long-absent father. As tragedy and joy comingle, Kunturi is forced to confront the complexities of adult life, including death, suffering, and most sweetly and powerfully of all, first love.
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2009 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival Best Cinematography Award
On Bolivia’s inland salt sea (the Salar de Uyuni), 13-year-old Kunturi and his family cut bricks of salt by hand, which they use to barter for goods. The Quechua people have lived and worked close to the land for centuries (the term Pachamama means Mother Earth). It’s not an easy life, but still rich with friends and family. When Kunturi’s grandmother falls ill, his father decides to take his son on the almost three-month journey along the salt trail (the Ruta de la Sal). Their first stop is the Potosi mine to find a friend’s long-absent father. As tragedy and joy comingle, Kunturi is forced to confront the complexities of adult life, including death, suffering, and most sweetly and powerfully of all, first love.
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