Bad Neighbor (film)

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Bad Neighbor
Bad Neighbor (2020 film) poster.jpg
Promotional release poster
Directed byRicardo Jara
Written byRicardo Jara
Marcela Nieto
Produced byRicardo Jara
Marcela Nieto
CinematographyRicardo Jara
Marcela Nieto
Christian Salgado
Samuel Durán
Alexís Berrios
Javier Aguirre
Edited byRicardo Jara
Marcela Nieto
Music byRicardo Jara
Production
company
Cabrochico
Release dates
  • March 13, 2020 (2020-03-13)(San Javier)
  • October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)(online)

November 10, 2021 (theaters)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

Bad Neighbor (Spanish: Mal vecino) is a 2020 Chilean documentary film directed by Ricardo Jara and written by Jara & Marcela Nieto. [1] It is about the fight of a community in the Maule Region against the company Coexca S.A. that since its installation in the rural zone generated a serious environmental danger. [2]

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Synopsis

A community in the Maule Region is in conflict, the company Coexca S.A, dedicated to raising, slaughtering and exporting pig meat, decides to install a mega pig farm in the rural area of the San Javier commune, which would reach a total of 144,000 animals, fear and mistrust, a series of irregularities that also add to the current pollution that this plant is generating in the daily lives of the residents of San Javier and Cauquenes. [3]

Release

Bad Neighbor had an initial premiere on March 13, 2020 at the Municipal Theater of San Javier, Chile. [4] It premiered on October 30, 2021 on digital platforms, [5] then starting on November 10 of the same year, it began a theatrical tour throughout Chile. [6]

Accolades

YearAward / FestivalCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2020Patagonia Eco Film FestBest Feature Film - Audience AwardBad NeighborWon [7]
Rengo International Film FestivalBest EditingRicardo Jara & Marcela NietoWon [8]
2021Cali Environmental Film FestivalGreen Screen Latin AmericaBad NeighborNominated [9]
Viña del Mar International Film Festival Best Film in the Territorial GazeWon [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Centro Cultural La Moneda | Mal vecino" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ↑ "Mal vecino | Programa escuela al Cine" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Mal vecino". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ↑ ""Mal vecino" (2020): Nadie quiere vivir en zona de sacrificio - BITÁCORA DE CINE" (in Spanish). 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ↑ "Miradoc » ¡El streaming llegó para quedarse!". 2023-07-29. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ ""Mal Vecino": "Los chanchos entregan plata, nosotros entregamos votos"". piensaChile (in Spanish). 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Ganadores de la 5ta edición del Patagonia Eco Film Fest – Innovar Sustentabilidad" (in Spanish). 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ↑ "TODOS LOS GANADORES DEL 16º FESTIVAL DE CINE RENGO 2020 | Rengo en la Noticia" (in European Spanish). 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  9. ↑ "Competencia 2021". FINCALI (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  10. ↑ "Ganadores 2021 – 33º FICVIÑA – Festival Internacional de Cine de Viña del Mar" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
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