Project Detail

The Settlers (Los Colonos)

Synopsis

A mixed-race Chilean, rides south on an expedition led by MacLenan, a former Boer War English captain and Bill, an American mercenary, to fence off land granted to Spanish landowner José Menéndez.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2023 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2023
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Features
Running time
97 min
Director
Felipe Gálvez Haberle 1st Feature
Producer
Stefano Centini, Benjamín Doménech, Santiago Gallelli, Thierry Lenouvel, Emily Morgan, Giancarlo Nasi, Matias Roveda
Co-Producer
Fernando Bascuñán, Kristina Börjeson, Eva Jakobsen, Mikkel Jersin, Anthony Muir, Katrin Pors, Ingmar Trost
Executive Producer
Fernando Bascuñán, Constanza Erenchún, Amy Gardner, Alex C. Lo
Editor
Matthieu Taponier
Screenwriter
Antonia Girardi, Felipe Gálvez Haberle, in collaboration with Mariano Llinás
Director of Photography
Simone D'Arcangelo
Production Designer
Sebastián Orgambide
Sound
Sound Designer: Duu-Chih Tu, Tse Kang Tu
Composer
Harry Allouche
Principal cast
Camilo Arancibia, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, Sam Spruell, Alfredo Castro, Mishelle Guana, Mariano Llinás

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by UK Global Screen Fund

Argentina, Chile, UK, Taiwan, Germany, Sweden, France, Denmark co-production

A Quijote Films (CL), Rei Cine (AR), Quiddity Films (UK), Volos Films Co (TW) production in co-production with Ciné-Sud Promotion (FR), Film i Väst (SE), Snowglobe Films (DK), Sutor Kolonko (DE) in association with Finite Films and TV (UK), MK2 Films (FR), Sophie Dulac Distribution (FR), presented by Cinema Inutile (US)

Quiddity Films

20 Bunhill Row
London
EC1Y 8UE

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