The Soldier's Lagoon (Spanish: La Laguna del Soldado) is a Canadian-Colombian documentary film, directed by Pablo Álvarez Mesa and released in 2024.[1] The film profiles a lake high in the Andes mountains in Colombia, where the bodies of over 200 soldiers who died during Simón Bolívar's 1819 march across the Andes are still found.[2]
| The Soldier's Lagoon | |
|---|---|
| Spanish | La Laguna del Soldado |
| Directed by | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Produced by | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Cinematography | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Edited by | Pablo Álvarez Mesa |
| Music by | Stephan Schneider Alex Lane Pablo Álvarez-Mesa |
Release date |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | Spanish |
The film premiered in March 2024 at the Cinéma du Réel festival in France,[3] and had its Canadian premiere at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Awards
editAt Cinéma du Réel, the film won the SACEM Prize from the Société civile des auteurs multimédia.[4]
At Hot Docs, the film won the Best Canadian Feature Documentary award.[5] At the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, it was the winner of the Colin Low Award.[6]
References
edit- ^ Pat Mullen, "The Soldier’s Lagoon Review: The History of Landscapes". Point of View, May 2, 2024.
- ^ Olivier Du Ruisseau, "La Colombie «obscène» de Pablo Álvarez-Mesa". Le Devoir, March 26, 2024.
- ^ Fabien Lemercier, "Documentaries cause a stir in Paris thanks to the Cinéma du Réel Festival". Cineuropa, March 22, 2024.
- ^ Arnaud Combe, "Le Cinéma du réel 2024 révèle son palmarès". Les Inrockuptibles, April 2, 2024.
- ^ Jennie Punter, "‘Farming the Revolution’ Harvests Top International Competition Award at Hot Docs". Variety, May 3, 2024.
- ^ Janet Smith, "Red Fever, Bye Bye Tiberias, and La Laguna del Soldado amid award winners at DOXA Documentary Film Festival". Stir, May 11, 2024.
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