Bolivia, 1945. A young globetrotter arrives in the town of San Jacinto to take charge of La Sacova's import-export business, whose population is a troubled mix of indigenous people, Creoles, and Europeans. He settles into the Hotel Central, a meeting place for misfits who have lost all hope of escaping that miserable place.
Cinematography
Oppressive heat practically drips off every frame.
Acting
Grégorie Colin's suffocating desperation as Timar.
Production
Authentic 1945 Bolivian town built from miserable atmosphere.
Director
Eduardo Mignogna
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Georges Simenon's 1938 novel 'Le Coup de lune,' written during his own self-imposed exile.
Mignogna deliberately cast European actors to emphasize the alienation of colonial presence in indigenous Bolivia.
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