PUNKU
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) |