Felipe Degregori

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Felipe Degregori

Felipe Degregori studied film in Moscow in the 1970s. Upon returning to Peru, he directed several short films before making his feature film debut with "Abisa a los compañeros" (Warn the Comrades), his first feature film, shot in 1979 and released in January 1980. The film was an adaptation of the book "Abisa a los compañeros, pronto" (Warn the Comrades Soon) by Guillermo Thorndike, who also wrote…

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No hay lugar más diversoNo hay lugar más diverso · 2012
No hay lugar más diverso
2012
MovieDocumentary
Narrates the trip made by the Henry 9, one of the ships owned by the company of the same name for transportation of passengers and cargo on the route from Pucallpa to Iquitos. Both cities are located in the Peruvian Amazon. The documentary shows the Peruvian rainforests from an angle that is not well known, from that of the everyday life of a riverside dweller, which enables discovering and learning of the natural and cultural value of those who struggle every day against isolation and oblivion.
Abisa a los compañerosAbisa a los compañeros · 1980
Abisa a los compañeros
7.01980
MovieActionDrama
Based on real events in Peru, 1963. A team of revolutionary foreigners planned and pulled a heist on the biggest bank in Peru. The loot helped fund the rural revolution in Concepción, Cusco.
Captain Pantoja and the Special ServicesCaptain Pantoja and the Special Services · 1999
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
7.21999
MovieComedyDrama
The Peruvian army captain Pantaleon Pantoja, a very serious and efficient officer, is chosen by his superiors to set up a special service of 'visitors' to satisfy the sexual needs of the soldiers posted on remote jungle outposts.
City of MCity of M · 2000
City of M
4.82000
MovieCrimeDrama
After exhausting all legal channels in his search for a job, "M" struggles with the decision of whether or not to enter a life of crime by helping his friends deliver drugs to Miami.
We Are All StarsWe Are All Stars · 2017
We Are All Stars
2017
MovieDocumentary
Five years have passed since the death of his brother and Felipe has just decided to uncover Pandora's box. Thus begins this intimate tale of a completely disenchanted man who lives locked up in a garage, between gloomy memories and the ghost of guilt. Although his paralysis is much older: it is related to his film career, with the bankruptcy of his film company, with his political disillusionment, with the failure of his generation to stop violence in the country and with his sexual orientation.
The Mouth of the WolfThe Mouth of the Wolf · 1988
The Mouth of the Wolf
7.31988
MovieDramaAction
The military anti-terrorist army takes control of "Chuspi", an unknown and faraway small village, isolated by the terrorist group "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path). A soldier called Vitin Luna, and other young soldiers face an invisible, perhaps superior force. Their unit is commanded by a brutal lieutenant who declares the entire village guilty of treason. In the face of this crisis, Vitin must choose between blind obedience and his own conscience.
We Are All StarsWe Are All Stars · 1993
We Are All Stars
5.41993
MovieComedy
A family longs to be on a TV show which does in-depth exposés of different real families every week. When they are finally selected they decide to change their lives completely so that the audience sees them as they want to be seen, not as they really are.
TranslatinaTranslatina · 2010
Translatina
1.02010
MovieDocumentary
The result of three years of production, more than 100 hours of filming, and interviews with people from 15 nationalities, Translatina paints an alarming portrait of the realities faced by transgender people in Latin America. Through a series of testimonies from civil society representatives and other stakeholders, this full-length documentary offers a realistic look at the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing education, work, justice, health care, and other services. It also shows how non-governmental organizations in Latin America are starting a dialogue with governments to demand opportunities for inclusion of transgender people, and how such initiatives may result in significant changes to ensure the rights of the population.

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TranslatinaTranslatina · 2010
Translatina
1.02010
MovieDocumentary
The result of three years of production, more than 100 hours of filming, and interviews with people from 15 nationalities, Translatina paints an alarming portrait of the realities faced by transgender people in Latin America. Through a series of testimonies from civil society representatives and other stakeholders, this full-length documentary offers a realistic look at the challenges faced by transgender people in accessing education, work, justice, health care, and other services. It also shows how non-governmental organizations in Latin America are starting a dialogue with governments to demand opportunities for inclusion of transgender people, and how such initiatives may result in significant changes to ensure the rights of the population.

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