La Perra

An unsociable man lives alone with his dog Lula, his only company. He is constantly feuding with his upstairs neighbors, but no matter how hard he tries, he can never seem to get his own back on them. His best weapon? Noise.

I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me. Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits. This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.

Sabrina spends most of her time working on catering jobs to support herself. The sudden appearance of some old postcards from the beginning of the century allow her to consider the possibility of committing to her real passion: reflexology.

In Bogota's noisy and violent big city machine people carry their nature only limply in their hands, surrendering without resistance to disconcerting rituals.