The Pink House (film)

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La casa rosada
The Pink House (film) poster.jpg
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Directed by Palito Ortega Matute
Written byPalito Ortega Matute
Produced byNelva Acuña
Palito Ortega Matute
StarringJosé Luis Adrianzen
Ricardo Bromley López
Shantal Lozano
CinematographyJorge Cerna
Edited byPalito Ortega Matute
Renato Ortega
Music byJorge Luís Cárdenas Sotolongo
Production
companies
Peru Movie EIRL
Andina Compañía Cinematográfica
Release dates
  • March 2017 (2017-03)(San Diego)
  • May 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)(Peru)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

The Pink House (Spanish: La casa rosada) is a 2017 Peruvian crime drama thriller film written and directed by Palito Ortega Matute. It premiered in March 2017 at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. [1] It was released posthumously on May 3, 2018 in Peruvian cinemas. [2] It is one of the most awarded Peruvian films of recent years. [3] According to the director, it is the biggest movie he has been able to produce. [4]

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Synopsis

The film tells the story of a family from Ayacucho during the internal armed conflict. The mother is murdered and the father, the university professor, Adrián Mendoza Torres, is accused of being part of the terrorist organization Shining Path, for this reason he is cruelly tortured in La Casa Rosada. His 9 and 10-year-old children and his family will begin their intense search, finding him dying in a desolate place surrounded by many dead. It is there that they manage to save his life. After a few weeks, the family flees the war to Lima. The story takes place in the 80s in Ayacucho, a place that concentrated most of the violence unleashed during the era of terrorism. [5]

Cast

Background

Palito Ortega Matute saw first-hand the facilities of "the pink house", a place where people accused of being part of Shining Path were tortured, when at the age of 16, while accompanying a university student, he was detained by the armed forces and he spent a month and a half in that place, near the Los Cabitos army barracks. [6] He was able to leave here thanks to the fact that his family was able to prove his innocence and that they achieved influential contacts at that time. [6]

Controversies

Prior to its release, the film was subject to controversy. [7] Congressman and Army Division General (r) Edwin Donayre alleged that the tape "denigrated the Armed Forces." [8] The actress Karina Calmet was ridiculed after she described it via Twitter as an apology for terrorism. Due to the controversy, the film was withdrawn from several theaters. [9] Despite this, the film remained on the billboard for seven weeks and the LUM presents it regularly as part of its memory strengthening activities.

Awards

YearAward / FestivalCategoryResult
2018 Luces Awards, Perú [10] Best Film Nominated
2017Slemani International Film Festival, IrakSpecial Mention of the JuryWon
Guayaquil International Film Festival, Ecuador [11] Best ActorWon
Best EditionWon
No Identity Action Films Festival, Seville, SpainBest SoundtrackWon
Bajo La Luna International Film Festival - Islantilla Cinefórum, Spain [12] Best Art DirectionWon
2016Lugo International Auteur Film WeekBest FilmWon
2009Conacine National Film Projects Competition [13] Feature Film ProjectsWon

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