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High in the majestic Andes of Peru, silent but deadly traces of mercury -- remnants of long-ago silver mining -- bring illness and death to a local village. Seeking retribution, the villagers mistakenly attribute the outbreak to Western doctors who work in the nearby mountains; violence ensues, and a doctor is killed.
'Altiplano' is the story of two women: Saturnina, the fiance of a villager killed by mercury poisoning; and Grace, a shell-shocked war photographer who is also the wife of the dead doctor. As Grace sets out on a journey of mourning to the place of her husband's death, Saturnina takes drastic action to protest the endless violations against her people and her land. As their destinies merge, this lyrical and probing film explores our divided but inextricably linked world.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Magaly Solier
Peru
Best movies:
Amador (2010)
Madeinusa (2006)
The Milk of Sorrow (2009)
Jasmin Tabatabai
Iran
Best movies:
No Place to Go (2000)
The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)
Bandits (1997)
Olivier Gourmet
Belgium
Best movies:
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (2008)
The Promise (1996)
Rosetta (1999)
Behi Djanati Atai
Iran
Best movies:
Welcome (2009)
For a Moment Freedom (2008)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)
Andreas Pietschmann
West Germany
Best movies:
Ku'damm 59 (2018) (series)
Belle and Sebastian (2013)
Regular Guys (1996)
Kian Khalili
Best movies:
For a Moment Freedom (2008)
Altiplano (2009)
Edgar Quispe
Best movies:
Altiplano (2009)
Norma Martínez
Best movies:
Man on Fire (2004)
The Shame (2009)
Altiplano (2009)