The Visitor (2022 Bolivian film)

The Visitor
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEl visitante
Directed byMartín Boulocq
Written byMartín Boulocq
Rodrigo Hasbun
Produced byMartín Boulocq
Andrea Camponovo
Hernán Musaluppi
Santiago López Rodríguez
Alvaro Olmos Torrico
StarringSvet Mena
Enrique Araoz
CinematographyGermán Nocella
Edited byIrene Cajias
Production
companies
CQ Films
Empatía Cinema
Release dates
  • 11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) (Tribeca)
  • 2 March 2023 (2023-03-02) (Bolivia)
  • 6 July 2023 (2023-07-06) (Uruguay)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesBolivia
Uruguay
LanguageSpanish

The Visitor (Spanish: El visitante) is a 2022 drama film directed by Martín Boulocq and written by Boulocq and Rodrigo Hasbun.[1] It is about Humberto who seeks to recover the bond with his daughter and offer her a decent life after being released from prison, although obtaining custody will be very difficult.[2] Starring Svet Mena and Enrique Araoz.[3] It was selected as the Bolivian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[4]

The Visitor had its world premiere at the 20th Tribeca Festival on 11 June 2022,[5] where it won Best Screenplay in the International Competition.[6]

Synopsis

Humberto, a wake singer who has just been released from jail. His greatest desire is to reconnect with his daughter and offer her a dignified life, but the girl's grandparents, evangelical pastors, are not willing to easily give up custody of their only granddaughter.[7]

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 28 October 2019 and ended on 30 November of the same year in Cochabamba, Bolivia.[8]

Release

The Visitor had its world premiere on 11 June 2022 at the 20th Tribeca Festival,[9] then screened on 8 August 2022 at the 26th Lima Film Festival,[10] on 5 October 2022 at the 59th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival,[11] on 21 October 2022 at the 46th Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo,[12] on 4 November 2022 at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival[13] and on 31 January 2023 at the Göteborg Film Festival.[14]

The film was released theatrically in Bolivia on 2 March 2023[15] and in Uruguay on 6 July 2023.[16]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2022 Tribeca Festival Best International Narrative Feature The Visitor Nominated [17]
Best Screenplay Martín Boulocq & Rodrigo Hasbun Won [18]
Lima Film Festival Best Picture The Visitor Nominated [19]
Best Screenplay Martín Boulocq & Rodrigo Hasbun Won
Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best International Feature Film The Visitor Won [20]
Mar del Plata International Film Festival Best Latin-American Film Nominated [21]
Best Technical Realization and Treatment of Social Issues Won

See also

References

  1. ^ "El visitante". Cinemateca Uruguaya (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  2. ^ Cadena, Patricia (1 March 2023). "Tras sobresalir a nivel internacional, la película boliviana 'El visitante' se estrena en el país". eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Svet Mena y Enrique Araoz, dos noveles actores como protagonistas de El visitante". ATB Digital (in Mexican Spanish). 26 February 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  4. ^ ""El Visitante" y "Los de Abajo" representarán a Bolivia en los Oscar y Goya, respectivamente". RC Noticias de Bolivia (in Spanish). 3 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  5. ^ "El poder del evangelismo en Bolivia ambienta un filme destacado en Tribeca". SWI swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). 11 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Filme boliviano "El visitante" gana mejor guion en Festival de Tribeca en Nueva York". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  7. ^ ""El visitante": la película boliviana multipremiada en el extranjero". Verdad con Tinta (in Spanish). 29 March 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  8. ^ "LatAm cinema » "El visitante" de Martín Boulocq y "98 segundos sin sombra" de Juan Pablo Richter comienzan su rodaje en Bolivia". Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Película boliviana 'El Visitante' se estrena en el festival mundial Tribeca con cuatro fechas". La Razón.
  10. ^ "EL VISITANTE". 26 Festival de Cine de Lima. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Bolivia, El visitante elegida mejor película extranjera en Turquía". La Voz de Bolivia (in Spanish). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  12. ^ "46ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo". 46ª Mostra Internacional de Cinema em São Paulo. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Las películas bolivianas "El visitante" y "Los de abajo" son premiadas en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata". El Deber (in European Spanish). 12 November 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  14. ^ "The Visitor". Göteborg Film Festival (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  15. ^ "El Visitante de Martín Boulocq hace su estreno nacional". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish). 28 January 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  16. ^ Rodriguez, Luciana (5 July 2023). "El Visitante". Cooltivarte Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  17. ^ "TRIBECA FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2022 COMPETITION WINNERS". Tribeca. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  18. ^ "La película boliviana "El visitante" gana a mejor guion en el Festival de Tribeca (EE.UU.)". El Deber (in European Spanish). 16 June 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  19. ^ Correa, Paulo (13 August 2022). "¡Estos son los ganadores del 26 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP!". 27 Festival de Cine de Lima. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  20. ^ ""El Visitante" de Boulocq gana Mejor Película en el festival más antiguo de Turquía - ANF Agencia de Noticias Fides Bolivia". www.noticiasfides.com. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  21. ^ Cultural, Ramona (12 November 2022). "Filme boliviano 'El visitante' gana premio en Mar del Plata". Ramona Cultural (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2023.