''Amparo'' is a 2021 Colombian drama film directed by
Simón Mesa Soto
Simón Mesa Soto, is a Colombian film director and screenwriter known for his short films '' Leidi'' and '' Madre'', and his first feature film '' Amparo'', which had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.
Early years
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and starring Sandra Melissa Torres, Diego Alejandro Tobón, Luciana Gallego, John Jairo Montoya and Adriana Vergara.
Before arriving in Colombian theaters,
the film participated in several international events like the
Cannes
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, Punta el Este and Lima film festivals, where it received awards and nominations.
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.
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
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, 9737568
2021 films
2020s Spanish-language films
Colombian drama films
2021 drama films
2020s Colombian films
Spanish-language drama films