
THE WEIGHT OF AIR
EL PESO DEL AIRE

SYNOPSIS
Rocío (20) confronts the injustice of the legal system when her father is released from prison and returns home searching for the son he had with her when she was fifteen years old. From that day on, Rocío's life becomes a nightmare, but not for too long.
Rocío (20) se enfrenta a las injusticias del sistema legal cuando su padre sale de la cárcel y regresa a casa buscando al hijo que tuvo con ella cuando tenía quince años. A partir de ese día, la vida de Rocío se vuelve una pesadilla, pero no por mucho tiempo.
Cast
Pamela Mendoza Arpi (Special mention actress - 23° Lima Film Festival)
Liliana Trujillo (Best actress - 18° BAFICI)
Fernando Bacilio (Best actor - 72° Locarno Film Festival)
Director, producer, and screenwriter: Carlos Ormeño Palma
Producer: Alexandros Tiliopoulos (Open Borders Production)
Script Consultant: Georgina Kakoudaki
Production Design: Angélica Dávila
Director of Photography: Carlos Ormeño Palma
Music: Pauchi Sasaki
Production stage: Preproduction
Countries: Peru & Greece Language: Spanish Production year: 2023
FUND

Peruvian National Fund for short films - Ministry of Culture of Peru
Greek Film Center Award - 45° Drama Short Film Festival Pitching Lab