The Ones from Below | |
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Directed by | Alejandro Quiroga |
Written by | Alejandro Quiroga |
Produced by | Álvar Olmos Torrico Francisco J. Paparella Mayra Auad Alexandra Yepes Alejandro Quiroga |
Starring | Fernando Arze Echalar |
Cinematography | Diego Robaldo |
Edited by | Juan Pablo DiBitonto |
Music by | Yonny Roldán |
Production companies | Chirimoya Films Empatía Cinema MyMama Entertainment Río Azul Films |
Release dates | November 7, 2022 (
Mar del Plata) June 1, 2023 (Bolivia) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Countries | Bolivia Colombia Brazil Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | €330,000 [1] |
The Ones from Below ( Spanish: Los de abajo) is a 2022 Western drama [2] film written, directed and co-produced by Alejandro Quiroga in his directorial debut. [3] It is about a man's journey to recover his town's water that is being diverted by the authorities as part of a plot. [4] Starring Fernando Arze Echalar. [5] It is a co-production between Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. [6]
The Ones from Below had its world premiere at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival on November 7, 2022, [7] where it competed for the Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Feature Film [8] and won Best Performance for Sonia Parada. [9]
Gregorio is a peasant who lives frustrated in his town Rosillas, because the waters of the old ditch were diverted by Colonel Iglesias, a neighboring Argentine landowner, allied in a plot with the mayor of the town for his vine crops. This man will have to overcome neglect, corruption and the power of the elite to bring back the water. [10]
The actors participating in this film are: [11]
Principal photography lasted for 5 weeks starting in early August and ending on September 9, 2019. [12] It was filmed on location in Rosillas, the Concepción Valley, Santa Ana, Padcaya and the urban area of Tarija. [13] [14]
The Ones from Below had its world premiere on November 7, 2022, at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival. [15] It was commercially released on June 1, 2023, in Bolivian theaters. [16]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Mar del Plata International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | The Ones from Below | Nominated | [17] |
Best Performance | Sonia Parada | Won | [18] | ||
2023 | Moscow International Film Festival | Best Actor | Fernando Arze Echalar | Won | [19] |
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The Ones from Below | |
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Directed by | Alejandro Quiroga |
Written by | Alejandro Quiroga |
Produced by | Álvar Olmos Torrico Francisco J. Paparella Mayra Auad Alexandra Yepes Alejandro Quiroga |
Starring | Fernando Arze Echalar |
Cinematography | Diego Robaldo |
Edited by | Juan Pablo DiBitonto |
Music by | Yonny Roldán |
Production companies | Chirimoya Films Empatía Cinema MyMama Entertainment Río Azul Films |
Release dates | November 7, 2022 (
Mar del Plata) June 1, 2023 (Bolivia) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Countries | Bolivia Colombia Brazil Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Budget | €330,000 [1] |
The Ones from Below ( Spanish: Los de abajo) is a 2022 Western drama [2] film written, directed and co-produced by Alejandro Quiroga in his directorial debut. [3] It is about a man's journey to recover his town's water that is being diverted by the authorities as part of a plot. [4] Starring Fernando Arze Echalar. [5] It is a co-production between Bolivia, Colombia, Brazil and Argentina. [6]
The Ones from Below had its world premiere at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival on November 7, 2022, [7] where it competed for the Astor Piazzolla Award for Best Feature Film [8] and won Best Performance for Sonia Parada. [9]
Gregorio is a peasant who lives frustrated in his town Rosillas, because the waters of the old ditch were diverted by Colonel Iglesias, a neighboring Argentine landowner, allied in a plot with the mayor of the town for his vine crops. This man will have to overcome neglect, corruption and the power of the elite to bring back the water. [10]
The actors participating in this film are: [11]
Principal photography lasted for 5 weeks starting in early August and ending on September 9, 2019. [12] It was filmed on location in Rosillas, the Concepción Valley, Santa Ana, Padcaya and the urban area of Tarija. [13] [14]
The Ones from Below had its world premiere on November 7, 2022, at the 37th Mar del Plata International Film Festival. [15] It was commercially released on June 1, 2023, in Bolivian theaters. [16]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Mar del Plata International Film Festival | Best Feature Film | The Ones from Below | Nominated | [17] |
Best Performance | Sonia Parada | Won | [18] | ||
2023 | Moscow International Film Festival | Best Actor | Fernando Arze Echalar | Won | [19] |
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