Alias Maria
By José Luis Rugeles Gracia
Country: Colombia, Argentina, France
Language: Spanish
Original title: Alias Maria
Casting: Karen Torres, Erik Ruiz, Anderson Gómez, Carlos Clavijo
Production year: 2015
Runtime: 01h32
Production company: Rhayuela Cine, Sudestada Cine, Axxon Films
Maria, a 13-year-old guerrilla soldier, is given a mission to complete along with 3 other soldier-kids: bring the commander’s newborn baby to safety in a neighboring town. But nobody knows the secret she is hiding: Maria is pregnant, and having a child is forbidden in the guerrilla. During the mission her secret is revealed and she runs away to avoid being forced to abort.
Through Maria’s eyes we experience the devastating results of Colombia’s armed conflict: towns ravaged by massacres, peasants trapped in the cross-fire, parents who have lost their children, and kids trying to grow up normally amid the carnage.
Thanks to a new instinct born inside her, Maria will find the strength to look for a new life.
Cannes 2015 – Un Certain Regard
Filmfest München 2015
Motovun IFF 2015
Lima IFF 2015
Helsinki 2015
AFI Latin American FF 2015
Haifa IFF 2015 – Carmel Competition
Beirut IFF 2015 – International Panorama Section
Mill Valley IFF 2015
Films From the South FF 2015
Warsaw IFF 2015 – Discoveries Section
Alice Nella Citta 2015
DocLisboa IFF 2015 – New Visions Section
Sao Paulo IFF 2015 – New Filmakers Competition
Morelia IFF 2015
Colombo IFF 2015 – Essence of Asia Section
Kolkata IFF 2015
Camerimage IFF 2015 – Director’s Debut Section
Gijon IFF 2015 – Rellumes Section
Palm Springs IFF 2016 – World Cinema Now Section
Icaf Chennai 2016
Göteborg IFF 2016 – Panorama Section Five Continents
Women’s Filmest in Vienna 2016
Kosmorama Trondheim IFF 2016
San Diego Latino IFF 2016
Fribourg IFF 2016 – International Competition – Economical Jury Award
Minneapolis St Paul IFF 2016
Chicago Latino FF 2016
Beijing IFF 2016 – Best Script Award
Zlin FF 2016
Cinemaissi Festival de Cinéma Latinoamericano de Finlandia 2016
World Film Days Thusis 2016
International Young Audience Ale Kino FF 2016 – Golden Goats for Best Feature Film for Young People
