The Blue Hour | |
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Directed by | Evelyne Pegot |
Written by | Evelyne Pegot |
Produced by | Evelyne Pegot Frank Pérez-Garland Gustavo Sánchez |
Starring | Giovanni Ciccia Jackelyn Vásquez Rossana Fernández-Maldonado |
Cinematography | Roberto Maceda Kohatsu |
Edited by | Carlos Alberto Alvarez |
Music by | Antonio Gervasoni |
Production companies | Panda Films La Soga Producciones |
Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Peru |
Language | Spanish |
The Blue Hour ( Spanish: La hora azul), also known as Before Dawn, is a 2014 Peruvian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Evelyne Pegot in her directorial debut. [1] It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Alonso Cueto. [2] Starring Giovanni Ciccia, Jackelyn Vásquez and Rossana Fernández-Maldonado. [3]
It tells the story of a successful lawyer who, after discovering disquieting and disturbing facts from the past of his father's life, a prominent army commander during the country's internal armed conflict, begins to investigate for the truth of what happened. [4]
The actors participating in this film are: [5]
In 2007, he tried to contact Alonso Cueto, author of the novel, but to no avail. 2 years ago he spoke with Alonso Cueto to finally adapt his novel to the cinema. [6]
In 2012, the film won the 2012 Feature Film Contest – MinCul Peru where it received S/.550,000 to start filming. [7] In 2016, he won the First Feature Film Distribution Project Contest where he received S/.420,000 for commercial distribution. [8]
Principal photography lasted four weeks, from May to June 2013 in Lima and Ayacucho. [6] [9]
It initially premiered at the end of August 2014 at the Montreal International Film Festival. [10] On April 21, 2015, it premiered at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. [11] It was commercially released on October 13, 2016, in Peruvian theaters. [12]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Montreal International Film Festival | Golden Zenith | Evelyne Pegot | Nominated | [13] |
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | The Key of Freedom | The Blue Hour | Won | [14] | |
2017 | Luces Awards | Best Film | The Blue Hour | Nominated | [15] |
Best Actor | Giovanni Ciccia | Nominated |
The Blue Hour | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Evelyne Pegot |
Written by | Evelyne Pegot |
Produced by | Evelyne Pegot Frank Pérez-Garland Gustavo Sánchez |
Starring | Giovanni Ciccia Jackelyn Vásquez Rossana Fernández-Maldonado |
Cinematography | Roberto Maceda Kohatsu |
Edited by | Carlos Alberto Alvarez |
Music by | Antonio Gervasoni |
Production companies | Panda Films La Soga Producciones |
Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | Peru |
Language | Spanish |
The Blue Hour ( Spanish: La hora azul), also known as Before Dawn, is a 2014 Peruvian drama film written, directed and co-produced by Evelyne Pegot in her directorial debut. [1] It is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Alonso Cueto. [2] Starring Giovanni Ciccia, Jackelyn Vásquez and Rossana Fernández-Maldonado. [3]
It tells the story of a successful lawyer who, after discovering disquieting and disturbing facts from the past of his father's life, a prominent army commander during the country's internal armed conflict, begins to investigate for the truth of what happened. [4]
The actors participating in this film are: [5]
In 2007, he tried to contact Alonso Cueto, author of the novel, but to no avail. 2 years ago he spoke with Alonso Cueto to finally adapt his novel to the cinema. [6]
In 2012, the film won the 2012 Feature Film Contest – MinCul Peru where it received S/.550,000 to start filming. [7] In 2016, he won the First Feature Film Distribution Project Contest where he received S/.420,000 for commercial distribution. [8]
Principal photography lasted four weeks, from May to June 2013 in Lima and Ayacucho. [6] [9]
It initially premiered at the end of August 2014 at the Montreal International Film Festival. [10] On April 21, 2015, it premiered at the Chicago Latino Film Festival. [11] It was commercially released on October 13, 2016, in Peruvian theaters. [12]
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | Montreal International Film Festival | Golden Zenith | Evelyne Pegot | Nominated | [13] |
Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival | The Key of Freedom | The Blue Hour | Won | [14] | |
2017 | Luces Awards | Best Film | The Blue Hour | Nominated | [15] |
Best Actor | Giovanni Ciccia | Nominated |