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PUNKU

by J.D. Fernández Molero

synopsis

Along a river in the Peruvian jungle, Meshia, a Matsigenka teenager, finds young, unconscious Iván, two years after he has vanished. She takes him to a hospital in the city of Quillabamba where he receives urgently needed eye surgery and is reunited with his family. They invite Meshia to stay with them and she takes a job at their bar. Soon, she enters a dark rabbit hole involving a beauty pageant and predatory men, while Iván sets himself apart by refusing to speak.

international title: Punku
original title: Punku
country: Peru, Spain
year: 2025
genre: fiction
directed by: J.D. Fernández Molero
film run: 132'
screenplay: J.D. Fernández Molero
cast: Marcelo Quino, Maritza Kategari, Ricardo Delgado, Hugo Sueldo
cinematography by: Johan Carrasco Monzón
film editing: J.D. Fernández Molero
music: Carlos Gutiérrez Quiroga
producer: Verónica Ccarhuarupay, J.D. Fernández Molero
production: Jur Jur Productions, Tiempo Libre (PE)

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