A personal story that brings two generations face to face in a confrontation
that reveals part of the hidden and silenced History of Paraguay.
CONTACT: info@cuchillodepalo.net
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Awards and Festivals
World Premiere: Berlinale 2010, Panorama Section
«Best Human Rights Film»
BAFICI, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente (Argentina) 2010
«Feisal Price for Best Documentary» and «Special Mention of the Jury»
Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara (México) 2010
«Biznaga de Plata for Best Documentary Film»
Festival de Cine de Málaga (Spain) 2010
«Best Documentary Film»
Festival Internacional de Cine de Lima (Perú) 2010
«Special Mention of the Jury»
Krakov Film Festival (Poland) 2010
«Premio Caracola Alcances for Best Documentary Film»
Alcances Cádiz, Muestra Cinematográfica del Atlántico 2010 (Spain)
«Best Documentary Film Section Investigations»
Docslisboa (Portugal) 2010
«Special Price of the Jury»
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cali (Colombia) 2010
«Best Documentary Film»
Festival dei Popoli (Italy) 2010
«Prix Caméra Au Poing» and «Prix Première Caméra»
RIDM, Montreal International Documentary Festival (Canada) 2010
«Montgolfière d'Argent» and «Prix du Jury Jeune»
Festival des 3 Continentes, Nantes (France) 2010
«Prix Atlantidocs Best Documentary Film»
Atlantidocs, International Festival Documentary Film (Uruguay) 2010
«Best Documentary Film: Premio Cibervoto del Portal del Cine y el Audiovisual Latinoamericano y Caribeño de la Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano»
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de la Habana (Cuba) 2010
Synopsis
Of all my uncles, Rodolfo was the only one who didn't want to be a blacksmith like my grandfather: He wanted to be a dancer. The search for the traces of his life leads to the discovery that in the eighties in Paraguay, under Stroessner's dictatorship, Rodolfo was included in one of the "108 lists of homosexuals", arrested and tortured. Rodolfo's story reveals a part of the hidden and silenced history of my country. In "Cuchillo de Palo / 108" two generations come face to face in a confrontation that ultimately allows each of us to understand our place in the world.
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Statement
"Cuchillo de Palo / 108" began with a reaction and a deeply-felt need to confront the anger and pain of seeing peoples' wilful ignorance in the face of clear evidence. The need to film in order to make that which is hidden visible and as a commitment to reality.
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Historical context: Paraguay
During the dictatorship hundreds of Paraguayans were imprisoned and tortured. Men whose only crime was to be homosexual and whose tragic stories have been forgotten. This film is about one of those unknown stories, the kind that are rendered invisible in official history.
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Contacts
Production Company
ESTUDI PLAYTIME (Spain)
Phone: +34 637925405
contact@playtime.cat
World Sales
UMEDIA (France)
Phone: +33 1 48704655
contact@umedia.fr
International Publicity
THE PR FACTORY
Barbara Van Lombeek
Phone: +32 486546480
barbara@theprfactory.com
Gudrun Burie
Phone: +32 498101001
gudrun@theprfactory.com
Marie-France Dupagne
Phone: +32 477626770
mariefrance@theprfactory.com
Credits
Crew
Script & Direction: RENATE COSTA
Producers: MARTA ANDREU & SUSANA BENITO
Cinematographer: CARLOS VÁSQUEZ
Sound: AMANDA VILLAVIEJA
Editing: NÚRIA ESQUERRA & CARLOS GARCÍA
Credits original music: BERTA ROJAS PLAYS THE ALLEGRO FROM "LA CATEDRAL" BY AGUSTÍN BARRIOS
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Technical Credits
Original title: CUCHILLO DE PALO
English and other languages title: 108
Type of film: CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY
Run time: 93 MINUTES
Original language: SPANISH
Available subtitles: ENGLISH
Shooting format: DV & S-8mm
Exhibition format: DIGITAL BETACAM
Print details: COLOR / STEREO
Aspect ratio: 16/9
