Roa
By Andrés Baiz
Country: Colombia, Argentina
Language: Spanish
Casting: Mauricio Puentes, Catalina Sandino, Santiago Rodríguez
Production year: 2013
Runtime: 01h38
Production company: Dynamo, Roa 1948 Producciones
Juan Roa Sierre is a naive, superstitious man but also the supposed murderer of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan, the Colombian politician and lawyer who was a dissident candidate for the Liberal Party in the 1950 elections. Based on a true story, this film is a portrait of the man accused of causing one of the most violent episodes in Colombian history, still remembered today as « La Violencia » (The Violence).
Cartagena IFF 2013 – Opening film
Guanajuato IFF 2013
Lima FF 2013
Festival des Films du Monde 2013 – Canada
Santiago IFF 2013
Latin Beat FF 2013 – Japan
Sao Paulo IFF 2013
Chennai IFF 2013
Palm Springs IFF 2014
