Latas vacías
Directed byHérib Godoy
Screenplay byHérib Godoy
Néstor Amarilla Ojeda
Produced byMiguel Rodriguez
StarringAníbal Ortiz
Máximo Florentín
Antonia Florentín Medina
CinematographyHérib Godoy
Edited byONG Sociedad Cultural
Music byMauro Acosta
Release date
  • September 20, 2014 (2014-09-20) (IFF)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryParaguay
LanguageGuarani
Budget$6,000[1]

Latas vacías, also known as Empty Cans, is a 2014 Paraguayan film and the feature film debut of Hérib Godoy.[2]

An early version of the film premiered on 10 October 2013 during the International Film Festival in Asunción and this rough cut won the Premio del Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo, which came with a financial prize that allowed Godoy to complete his filming.[1]

Production

A completed version of Latas vacías had its official premiere on 20 September 2014 at that year's International Film Festival in Asunción.[3]

Latas vacías is based on two short films, Accounts (2010) and Pescadape (2011), both of which were written by Hérib Godoy and also featured Aníbal Ortiz. Filming took place in Coronel Oviedo beginning in mid-October 2012 and ended on April 12, 2014, making it the first feature film shot in the city.[1][4] Within the film's first four weeks of release it sold 2,120 tickets.[5]

Synopsis

Alfonso (Aníbal Ortiz) is a treasure hunter that focuses his hunts on lost treasures of the Paraguayan War. However he's forced to flee a dig and ends up in Coronel Oviedo, a city that makes it survival by serving as a recycling landfill.

Cast

  • Aníbal Ortiz as Alfonso
  • Antonia Florentín Medina as Verónica
  • Máximo Florentín as Atilio
  • Fátima Aquino
  • Sergio Cardozo
  • Blas Filártiga
  • Dani Gamarra
  • Arturo Ortiz
  • Miguel Rodríguez

Reception

ABC Color wrote a favorable review for Latas vacías, noting that it had a "simple but compelling story" and praising it for making the most of the cast and crew's limited experience and resources.[5][6]

Awards

  • Premio del Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo (2013, won)[4]
  • 22º Festival Internacional de Cine a la Mejor Película Paraguaya en Proceso de Terminación (2013, won)[4]
  • Panambí Award for Best Picture at the International Film Festival in Asunción (2014, won)[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ciudad paraguaya no tiene sala de cine pero sí una película: "Latas Vacías"". Diario Libre. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Director de Latas Vacías buscará cooperación en Estados Unidos para futuros proyectos". EPA!. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 ""Latas Vacías" se estrenó exitosamente en Coronel Oviedo". Paraguay.com. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 "Película paraguaya "Latas vacías" volverá a exhibirse en Asunción". Ultima Ahora. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Lupa a la taquilla del cine paraguayo". ABC Color. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. ↑ Coronel, Jorge. ""Latas vacías": el cine posible". ABC Color. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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