The Promise of Return

2020 Chilean film
  • October 15, 2020 (2020-10-15) (FICValdivia)
  • March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) (BAFICI)
  • June 29, 2021 (2021-06-29) (VOD)
Running time
70 minutesCountryChileLanguageSpanish

The Promise of Return (Spanish: La promesa del retorno) is a 2020 Chilean fantasy mystery film written, directed and produced by Cristián Sánchez Garfias.[2] Starring Natalia Martínez, Manuel Hübner, José Ignacio Diez, Anderson Tudor, Beatriz Carillo, Rafael Jean François and Daniel Pérez.[3] The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards,[4] but it was not selected.[5]

Synopsis

An art student dissatisfied with life feels a restlessness in her soul that prevents her from sleeping. One dawn she hears an eagle trumpeting that seems to herald abnormal weather, made clear by the discovery of a copy of The Immaculate Conception, the book by Paul Eluard and André Breton, in the incinerator of her apartment.[6]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:[3][7]

  • Natalia Martínez
  • Manuel Hübner
  • José Ignacio Diez
  • Anderson Tudor
  • Beatriz Carillo
  • Rafael Jean François
  • Daniel Pérez

Release

La promesa del retorno had its premiere in Chilean territory on October 15, 2020, at the 27th Valdivia International Film Festival,[8] then it screened in Argentine territory on March 22, 2021, at the Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival.[9] It released on June 29, 2021, on the VOD platforms of the Cineteca Nacional and Red de Salas along with his other film Take a Spin in the Air.[10]

Accolades

Year Award / Festival Category Recipient Result Ref.
2021 Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival American Competition - Best Picture Cristián Sánchez Garfias Nominated [11]
Alternative Lima Festival Iberoamerican Competition - Best Picture Nominated [12][13]

References

  1. ^ "El estimulante regreso de Cristián Sánchez - BITÁCORA DE CINE" (in Spanish). 2020-10-14. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  2. ^ "Manuel Vlastelica - La Promesa del Retorno". manuelvlastelica.com. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. ^ a b "La promesa del retorno". Santiago Independiente (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  4. ^ Velvet, Revista; Buchholz, Rommy (2021-10-14). "Las 12 películas que podrían representar a Chile en los Premios Óscar". Revista Velvet (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  5. ^ "Oscars Race: Bhutan Submits 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom' for Best International Feature Film". Variety. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  6. ^ "La promesa del retorno". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  7. ^ "Reparto de La promesa del retorno (película 2020). Dirigida por Cristián Sánchez". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  8. ^ "Date una Vuelta en el Aire y La Promesa del Retorno, los Films de Clausura de #FICValdivia2020". FICValdivia (in European Spanish). 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  9. ^ Panizo, Rocio (2021-03-16). "¡VUELVE EL BAFICI! Todo sobre la edición 2021 del Festival". Cinéfilos (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  10. ^ "Estrenan dos nuevos largometrajes del cineasta Cristian Sánchez". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  11. ^ "Vuelve el Bafici: todo lo que tenés que saber sobre el festival de cine independiente". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  12. ^ "2° LIMA ALTERNA: películas y cortometrajes en competencia". Ventana Indiscreta (in Spanish). 2021-09-10. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  13. ^ "'Terranova', mejor película iberoamericana en el Festival Lima Alterna de Perú". 2023-07-30. Archived from the original on 2023-07-30. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
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