Amparo
Directed bySimón Mesa Soto
Produced byJuan Sarmiento
Héctor Ulloque
StarringSandra Melissa Torres
Diego Alejandro Tobón
John Jairo Montoya
Luciana Gallego
Adriana Vergara
Production
companies
Ocúltimo
Medio de Contención
Release date
  • 2021 (2021)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish

Amparo is a 2021 Colombian drama film directed by Simón Mesa Soto and starring Sandra Melissa Torres, Diego Alejandro Tobón, Luciana Gallego, John Jairo Montoya and Adriana Vergara.[1][2] Before arriving in Colombian theaters,[3][4] the film participated in several international events like the Cannes, Chicago, Punta el Este and Lima film festivals, where it received awards and nominations.[2][5][6]

Plot

Elías, Amparo's eldest son, has just come of age and is eligible for compulsory military service, at a time when Colombia is immersed in a deep armed conflict and in a remote region where there seems to be no God and no law. Amparo knows that it is very likely that her son will not survive, and she begins to look for all kinds of solutions to save Elías from that fate. But there is a problem: Amparo only has one day to do it.[2]

Cast

  • Sandra Melissa Torres is Amparo
  • Diego Alejandro Tobón is Elías
  • John Jairo Montoya is Víctor
  • Luciana Gallego is Karen
  • Adriana Vergara is Lucía

Awards and nominations

Year Event Award/Category Receptor Result Ref.
2021 Cannes Film Festival Louis Roederer Foundation Award Sandra Melissa Torres Won [5]
Critics' Week Grand Prize Simón Mesa Soto Nominated [7]
Golden Camera Nominated [7]
Chicago International Film Festival Silver Hugo Amparo Won [2]
Elcine International Critics Jury Award Won [3]
Jerusalem Film Festival Best internacional debut Simón Mesa Soto Nominated [8]
2022 Punta del Este Film Festival Best actress Sandra Melissa Torres Won [3]
Miami International Film Festival Jordan Ressler Award Simón Mesa Soto Nominated [9]
Pingyao International Film Festival Audience Award Nominated [10]
San Sebastián International Film Festival Horizons Award Nominated [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Simón Soto: Fui deliberadamente político". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Cine Colombiano: Amparo". Proimágenes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tras premio en Cannes, 'Amparo' llega a las salas de cine". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  4. ↑ "Luego de pasar por Cannes, se estrena en Colombia la película 'Amparo'". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  5. 1 2 "Sandra Torres, actriz colombiana reconocida en Cannes". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  6. ↑ "Actriz colombiana Sandra Melissa Torres fue premiada en Cannes". El Colombiano. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  7. 1 2 "Amparo, la historia colombiana que se cuenta en Cannes". Semana (in Spanish). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  8. ↑ "Amparo". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  9. ↑ "Colombia presente en Miami Film Festival con cuatro títulos". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  10. ↑ "Amparo — Spielfilme". Flare Film (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
  11. ↑ "Festival de San Sebastián". San Sebastian Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
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