Luna Rosa: The Seventh Ascension of Atabey

About

Premiere Status: UK Premiere

Format: Feature Film

Strand: Visionaries

Country: Puerto Rico, Mexico, Germany

Genres: Fantasy - Sci-Fi - Thriller

Language: Spanish

Run Time: 107 Minutes

Description

The Mars Volta’s leading man Omar Rodríguez-López makes his fourth directorial outing with this stunningly shot blend of science fiction and dystopia set on the island of Borinquen, the Indigenous Taíno name for the island of Puerto Rico. Our hero here is Zur’na (Flora Sylvestre), who sets out to the neighbouring enemy territories ruled by American colonial forces on a quest to find her missing brother. Through Zur’na’s eventful journey, Rodríguez-López skillfully denounces the still very present ripples of American imperialism while referencing classic Latin American cinema and cult B-movies to craft a pulsating universe featuring intricate rituals, mind-control, and threatening holograms.

Credits

Director:	Omar Rodríguez-López
Screenwriter:	Omar Rodríguez-López
Producers:	Johann Scheerer, Nicolasa Ruiz Mendoza, Michel Lipkes, Ruben Imaz
Principal Cast:	Flora Sylvestre, Karent Hinestroza, Dorayma Mercado, Waldo Facco, Jehu Sylvestre, Dunia Alexandra, Marc Nally
Director of Photography:	Gerardo Barroso Alcalá
Production Design:	Daniela Schneider
Editor:	Adam Thomson
Production Company:	Clouds Hill Records (Germany), Kintsugi Cine (Mexico), Peliculas Extrañas (Mexico), MalaCOSA Cine (Mexico)

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