After the fall of civilization, man has repeated the same mistakes again and installed a new system of law based on false science and superstitious beliefs. This reaches its climax when it comes to the “Chisa” flower, because anyone who dares to touch it is banished from the village and has to live a life of loneliness and poverty. The most vulnerable to this deviation are children, as their natural curiosity makes them fall prey to temptation.
Direction
Noel's patient, unnerving visual patience
Cinematography
Dust and dread in every frame
Writing
Children delivering political gut punches
Director
Iván Noel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Argentinian director Iván Noel self-funded most of his films, rejecting traditional distribution to maintain creative control over his bleak visions.
The child actors were largely non-professionals from rural Argentina, which explains the unsettling authenticity of their isolation.
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