2022 | Chile, France, USA, Germany | Documentary

La vaca que cantó una canción hacia el futuro (The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future)

  • Spanish English 98 mins
  • Director | Francisca Alegría
  • Writer | Francisca Alegría, Manuela Infante, Fernanda Urrejola
  • Producer | Casey Bader, Pierrick Baudouin, Bruno Bettati, Matías De Bourguignon, Tom Dercourt, Sophie Erbs, Viola Fügen, Alejandra Garcia, Augusto Matte, Bill Reedy, Emily Reedy, Andreas Roald, Rick Rosenthal, Shrihari Sathe, Maya Scherr-Willson, Nancy Stephens, Cécile Tollu-Polonowski, Michael Weber, Dan Wechsler, Andrés Wood, Christine Woodhouse, Jamal Zeinal Zade

STATUS: Released

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When thousands of fish die in a polluted river in southern Chile, Magdalena, a woman long-deceased, emerges amongst their lifeless bodies. Magdalena encounters her widowed husband, sending him into a state of shock and prompting the return of their daughter, Cecilia. Magdalena’s presence and her effect on the environment stirs curiosity and fear among her family. As the past comes into focus, mother and daughter are met with the opportunity to change the future.

Polluted River Lifeless Bodies Widow Family Future