ALOFT
synopsis
When Ivan is a boy his mother Nana works on a farm where she also takes care of Gully, Ivan’s younger brother whose mental health is deteriorating as a result of a debilitating illness. Nana tells Ivan to support his brother but he defiantly withdraws into a world of his own instead where he follows his falcon Inti’s manoeuvres in the air. One day a healer arrives at the place where they live. Through him, Nana discovers her own healing powers. Together they build fragile tents from twigs where they help heal other people’s children. But then a tragic accident occurs which tears Nana's family apart. Years later – as the story reverts to the present – Ivan sets off in search of his mother. He is a father himself now and he has heard Nana has set up her tent at the end of a frozen lake.
international title: | Aloft |
original title: | Aloft |
country: | United States, Spain, France |
sales agent: | Dreamcatchers |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Claudia Llosa |
film run: | 112' |
release date: | FR 26/10/2016 |
screenplay: | Claudia Llosa |
cast: | Jennifer Connelly, Mélanie Laurent, Cillian Murphy, William Shimell, Zen McGrath, Nancy Drake, Winta McGrath, Erika Marxx |
cinematography by: | Nicolas Bolduc |
art director: | Réjean Labrie |
costumes designer: | Heather Neale |
music: | Michael Brook |
producer: | Ibón Cormenzana, Mark Johnson, Phyllis Laing, José María Morales, Jérôme Vidal |
production: | Arcadia Motion Pictures, Wanda Visión, Noodles Productions, Manitoba Films, Buffalo Gal Pictures |
distributor: | Jour2fête |