| The Soldier's Lagoon | |
|---|---|
| Spanish | La Laguna del Soldado |
| Directed by | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Produced by | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Cinematography | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Edited by | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Music by | Stephan Schneider Alex Lane Pablo Álvarez-Mesa |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Spanish |
The Soldier's Lagoon (Spanish: La Laguna del Soldado) is a Canadian-Colombian documentary film, directed by Pablo Álvarez Mesa and released in 2024.[1] The film profiles a lake high in the Andes mountains in Colombia, where the bodies of over 200 soldiers who died during Simón Bolívar's 1819 march across the Andes are still found.[2]
The film premiered in March 2024 at the Cinéma du Réel festival in France,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Awards
[edit]At Cinéma du Réel, the film won the SACEM Prize from the Société civile des auteurs multimédia.[4]
At Hot Docs, the film won the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award.[5] At the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, it was the winner of the Colin Low Award.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Pat Mullen, "The Soldier’s Lagoon Review: The History of Landscapes". Point of View, May 2, 2024.
- ^ Olivier Du Ruisseau, "La Colombie «obscène» de Pablo Álvarez-Mesa". Le Devoir, March 26, 2024.
- ^ Fabien Lemercier, "Documentaries cause a stir in Paris thanks to the Cinéma du Réel Festival". Cineuropa, March 22, 2024.
- ^ Arnaud Combe, "Le Cinéma du réel 2024 révèle son palmarès". Les Inrockuptibles, April 2, 2024.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "‘Farming the Revolution’ Harvests Top International Competition Award at Hot Docs". Variety, May 3, 2024.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024.
External links
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