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Manuel Siles

Peruvian screenwriter and director born in 1963. He studied film workshops with renowned Peruvian filmmaker Armando Robles Godoy. He began his career in Peruvian films as an assistant to various directors. He has worked in different areas of filmmaking, including lighting, sound, art direction, and assistant director. He won the Best Director award at the 2014 World Film Festival in Denver, USA, a…

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Living UnscathedLiving Unscathed · 2019
Living Unscathed
2019
MovieThrillerDrama
Two small scammers are abducted by an eccentric millionaire, who kidnaps the woman and leaves the man. The portrait of some of the most powerful impulses of our time: the lack of meaning of life and the idea that the moral status quo can be overcome. But, the forces of social consensus respond strongly and nobody is left unharmed.
Extirpator of IdolatriesExtirpator of Idolatries · 2016
Extirpator of Idolatries
10.02016
MovieCrimeDrama
The police detective Waldo, of immersed and circumspect disposition and temper, investigates several crimes associated with indigenous rituals that occur in some regions of the Peruvian Andes. There we find a boy and a girl who are about to enter puberty and begin to interact with certain mythical beings, a supernatural belief very common in many Andean villages. A sinister character, pretending to be on a mission of faith, but imbued with religious dogmatism and intolerance, interrupts this peaceful scene as he casts an ominous shadow over these ancient Peruvian beliefs. Although Waldo's boss considers him inferior and distrusts his methods (a form of discrimination), the policeman continues his efforts to capture the "Extirpator of Idolatries.¨ At the same time, Waldo will resolve his own inner conflict which has troubled him all his life.
Texas JimTexas Jim · 1965
Texas Jim
7.71965
MovieWestern
A band of fierce rustlers is ravaging the region of Las Cruces. Appears an outsider who saves the ranch owner "The Spur" of being kidnapped by members of the band. Thankfully, he was appointed foreman, and his daughter is in love with him. But things are not what they seem and there are murky intrigues in the background.
Divas y fantasmas sobre una alfombra rojaDivas y fantasmas sobre una alfombra roja · 2009
Divas y fantasmas sobre una alfombra roja
2009
MovieDocumentary
It is a documentary about the play "The Last Rehearsal" by the Yuyachkani Cultural Group.

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Extirpator of IdolatriesExtirpator of Idolatries · 2016
Extirpator of Idolatries
10.02016
MovieCrimeDrama
The police detective Waldo, of immersed and circumspect disposition and temper, investigates several crimes associated with indigenous rituals that occur in some regions of the Peruvian Andes. There we find a boy and a girl who are about to enter puberty and begin to interact with certain mythical beings, a supernatural belief very common in many Andean villages. A sinister character, pretending to be on a mission of faith, but imbued with religious dogmatism and intolerance, interrupts this peaceful scene as he casts an ominous shadow over these ancient Peruvian beliefs. Although Waldo's boss considers him inferior and distrusts his methods (a form of discrimination), the policeman continues his efforts to capture the "Extirpator of Idolatries.¨ At the same time, Waldo will resolve his own inner conflict which has troubled him all his life.

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