Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
CHACO
Synopsis
1934. Bolivian soldiers, led by a German commander, wander the inhospitable Chaco plain. Their mission becomes more fruitless by the day, particularly when thirst, hunger, dissent and exhaustion gain the upper hand.
Synopsis
1934. Bolivian soldiers, led by a German commander, wander the inhospitable Chaco plain. Their mission becomes more fruitless by the day, particularly when thirst, hunger, dissent and exhaustion gain the upper hand.
Our take
Capturing the futility of conflict like few before it, Diego Mondaca’s sublime, Chaco War drama was Bolivia’s submission for Best International Feature at the Oscars®. Echoing the films of Werner Herzog and Lucrecia Martel, the engrossing portrayal of military ritual ripples with profound absurdity.