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 he raped her as a child. From that day on, Rocío will do everything in her power to put him back in prison and avoid being molested again.
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 la violó de niña. A partir de ese día, Rocío hará todo lo que está en su poder para meterlo preso y evitar ser violada una vez más.
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 Productions)
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
