SORCERY (2024)
Fantasy, Drama | Language: Spanish, Mapudungun, German | Subtitles: English
Out Now In UK Cinemas
SYNOPSIS
On the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organisation of sorcerers.
CAST & CREW
Cast - Valentina Véliz Caileo, Daniel Antivilo, Sebastian Hülk
Director - Christopher Murray
Screenplay - Christopher Murray and Pablo Paredes
Cinematographer - María Secco
Producers - Nicolás Celis, Viola Fügen, Rocío Jadue, Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín
Executive Producers - Edward Allen, Mario Almeida, Cristóbal Güell, Jacqueline Jiménez, Sergio Karmy, Paul Presburger, Andrés Clariond Rangel, Andrea Undurraga, Paulina Valencia, Dan Wechsler, Andreas Roald, Jamal Zeinal-Zade
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Christopher Murray holds a degree in Social Communication with the title of Audiovisual Director from the Catholic University of Chile. Right out of college, he co-directed with Pablo Carrera his first feature film Manuel de Ribera, which premièred in Rotterdam in 2010, kick-starting a tour around several film festivals including Viennale, BAFICI, Munich, Toulouse, Calgary and Gothenburg. The film achieved Best National Film award at Santiago International Film Festival 2010. His cross-media documentary project Filmic Map of a Country achieved the national fund and Official Selection at IDFA 2012, gaining international attention.
Murray's other credits include the acclaimed documentary drama Propaganda; the documentary Dios; and the award-winning drama The Blind Christ, which was nominated for a Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, among numerous other accolades.