Sun and Daughter

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Ten-year-old Lucía’s family lives in the Island of the Sun (Isla del Sol) in the middle of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia; a place that’s as mystical as it is picturesque. When her father breaks from their routine one morning and leaves for the city to make money, Lucía finds it difficult to cope with his absence, building her daily life around the expectations of their reunion.

After school, Lucía and her younger sister Maribel weave Totora reeds into figurines that her mother sells to numerous tourists. But the rhythm of life on the island and the passage of time help her realize her father is no longer the person she longed to have back. She must find her own path. Lucía is thinking of going to the city herself, but she has no money. It’s time she took her destiny into her own hands.

With a subtle commentary on environmental tourism and the exploitation of “the other” that goes two-way, Catalina Razzini’s touching rural tale masterfully captures the landscape of Isla del Sol.

“Catalina Razzini wants to show us the daily life of this indigenous family through the eyes and experiences of Lucía. Her knowledge of what she tells and her great field work elevate the film to a higher level.” — Daniel Borrego Escot, Somos Cine

“"Sun and Daughter's" capacity for formal seduction derives from the setting of the story: an island in Lake Titicaca. The choice of these locations entails the risk of the film degenerating into a tourist souvenir like the ones the protagonists of the film sell to visitors; but the director manages to avoid it by incorporating the tourists as part of the story, even allowing herself a subtle commentary on their frivolities and the Creole liveliness that the natives of the island take advantage of them.” — Santiago Espinoza A., Ramona Cultural

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Razzini Z., Catalina (film director)
Razzini Z., Catalina (screenwriter)
Gosalvez, Paolo (film producer)
Callisaya Ramos, María Belén (actor)
Choque Huanca, Katerine (actor)

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Cinematography, Santiago Racaj; editing, Irene Cajías, Magdalena Schinca; music, Andrés Razzini, Guadalupe Álvarez Luchía.

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