AL SILENCIO
TO SILENCE
Mariano Cócolo / Argentina / 2016 / 15 min / Colour
Italian premiereEuropean premiere
A man climbs a mountain alone. On his shoulders, he seems to bear the entire weight of his history, as though it were a cross. Therefore, his is a silent climb toward Calvary. Along the way are encounters of few words, simple gestures and the gathering of objects to take up there. All is immersed in a rarified, gloomy atmosphere, with leaden clouds that encircle the snow-covered mountains. Once he reaches the top, in solitude, the man carries out the gesture for which he made this voyage, with the sacredness of a rite.
Mariano Cócolo
After the documentary Luz (2013), this Argentine director made Al Silencio (2016), a short film screened at numerous international festivals, from Korea to Brazil, and winner of the prize for best director at the XXXI Mar de la Plata International Film Festival. Thanks to support from LABEX and Mendoza Films, he is currently working on a feature film, La Casa, and the short film Alfredo.
Credits
Subject Mariano CócoloScreenplay Mariano CócoloCinematography Tebbe SchöninghSound Lucas KalikEditing Mariano Cócolo, Natalia de la VegaMain cast Luis Alexander EsquetiProducer Natalia de la Vega, Mariano CócoloProduction company Peca Cine
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