Utama
Bolivia / Uruguay / France 2022
Dir: Alejandro Loayza Grisi
Quechua / Spanish / 87 min
BBFC rating: 12A
In cinemas from 25 November 2022
Available at home from 23 January 2023
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In the arid Bolivian highlands, Utama follows an elderly Quechua couple who have been living the same daily routine for years. When an uncommonly long drought threatens their entire way of life, Virginio and Sisa must decide whether to stay and maintain their traditional way of life or admit defeat and move in with family members in the city. When their grandson arrives with news it brings their predicament into sharp focus as they confront climate change, the value of tradition, and the meaning of life.
This visually jaw-dropping debut feature by photographer-turned-filmmaker Alejandro Loayza Grisi is shot by award-winning cinematographer Barbara Alvarez.
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