Amparo
Year: 2021
Country:
COLOMBIA, SWEDEN, QATAR
Language:
Spanish
Run Time:
95 minutes
When Amparo arrives home to an empty house after a long shift, she worries what the streets of Medellín, Colombia have done with her children. She finds eight-year-old Karen still with the babysitter, but 18-year-old Elías, who never came to pick up his younger sister after school, is nowhere to be found. After speaking with the neighbors, Amparo learns Elías was taken by the Colombian army battalion and forced to enlist. With no job or degree, the military defines Elías as a “regular soldier,” an ideal recruit to fight on the frontlines in the most dangerous region of Caquetá. Terrified for her son’s life, Amparo seeks the help of an officer to delay Elías’ morning departure. But in a country where corruption can be the law of the land, everything comes at a price. AMPARO illustrates the rare grit and selfless determination found in mothers when their children’s lives are on the line. —A.B.
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Accessibility (?)
Closed Captions: No
Audio Description: No
English Subtitles: Yes
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Director
Simón Mesa Soto
Producers
Juan Sarmiento G., Simón Mesa Soto
Screenwriting
Simón Mesa Soto
Cinematography
Juan Sarmiento
Editing
Ricardo Saraiva
Principal Cast
Luciana Gallego, John Montoya, Diego Alejandro Tobûn, Sandra Melissa Torres
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