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Tempestad

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Tatiana Huezo 2016

A group of innocent people is charged with human trafficking and thrown into prison. The authorities announce they’ve dealt a blow to organised crime; the public is reassured. Tempestad is a road movie: 2000 kilometres by bus from Matamoros to Cancún, through a blustery, overcast, bleak country. In her second feature documentary, Tatiana Huezo has a young mother recount her journey through hell: innocent, robbed of her liberty, she’s handed over to those for whom she’s being made to atone – in a private prison controlled by the Gulf Cartel.
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Running Time:
105 min.
Spoken Languages:
Spanish
Subtitles:
English
Directors:
Tatiana Huezo
Producers:
Nicolás Celis, Sebastián Celis
Cinematographers:
Ernesto Pardo
Editors:
Lucrecia Gutiérrez Maupomé, Tatiana Huezo
Production Companies:
Pimienta Films, Cactus Films, Terminal Films
Cinema
Conflicts
Creative
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
Personal Story
Politics
Women

Press

  • Video Librarian
    "A deeply disturbing film featuring case studies that display no regard for human life and dignity, this is highly recommended"
  • Variety
    "The beautifully crafted and creative documentary 'Tempestad' traces the stories of two women whose lives, through no fault of their own, became utter, incomprehensible nightmares"
    Alissa Simon
  • Screen International
    "Cerebral and emotional, Tempestad is a road movie fuelled by the memories of unjust punishment. It’s a bumpy but illuminating ride."
    David D'Arcy
  • Indiewire
    "Huezo puts those stories in service of a broader and much more ambitious remit: to tell us about a whole exploited underclass, a whole society, a whole country"
    Jessica King
  • The Hollywood Reporter
    "Fascinating and important material"
  • The Upcoming (UK)
    "It would take a heart of stone not to be moved"
  • Critique Film (France)
    "The visual beauty of this exceptional documentary derives its nobility from the despair of its heartbreaking story"
  • El Antepenultimo Mohicano (Spain)
    "Tatiana Huezo directs with a steady pulse an approximation of the most honestly brutal and subtle human cruelty."
  • Tagesspiegel (Germany)
    "According to standard documentary criteria, Tempestad is a very audacious film. With its views of streets, landscapes and nameless co-travelers, the film almost visually explodes and creates its Impact through the very things it does not show."
  • Exberliner (Germany)
    "The director’s assured vision makes Tempestad so much more than a stylish creative exercise ... Without hint of hyperbole, a spellbinding film. Not one to miss."
  • MUBI (UK)
    "An ambitious movie which deserves to be seen."
  • CALIGARI JURY of BERLINALE explanation for awarding SPECIAL MENTION for the 2016 CALIGARI PRIZE to TEMPESTAD.
    "A journey into the dominion of darkness: an empire of violence, human trafficking, corruption. With forcefully intensive images, this film takes us on a monstrous journey through hell. And at the same time, it is a passionate plea for freedom."

Festival Participation

  • Berlinale Forum - 2016
    World Premiere
  • Sheffield Doc/Fest - 2016
    TIM HETHERINGTON AWARD
  • DOK.Fest Munich - 2016
    ARRI AMIRA AWARD
  • International Women Film Festival
  • Documenta Madrid
  • Transilvania IFF
  • New York Human Rights FF
  • Biografilm Film Festival
  • AFI Docs
  • Karlovy Vary
  • Maine IFF
  • Dokufest
  • Festival de Lima
    Best Documentary
  • Sarajevo Film Festival
  • Zurich Film Festival
  • Vancouver Film Festival
  • Busan Film Festival
  • Inconvenient Film Festival - Best Film

Additional Materials

Distribution Company

Cinephil
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