The Facilitator

The Facilitator

2013 · 83 min · ★ 3.0 · Drama

Elena comes back to Ecuador to help her father overcome his illness. She spends most of her time between drugs and alcohol. While visiting her grandpa in the Andes Elena gets involved in the fight for water access in an indigenous community. She gradually understands that among family secrets, corruption and dark perversions commitment and beauty can emerge.

Directed by Víctor Arregui · Written by Víctor Arregui

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