Chuquiragua

Chuquiragua

2016 · 87 min · Drama, Thriller

Agustín escaped to the moor to finish his thesis, he spends his days writing, feeding himself and giving small walks through a place covered by scrubland, steep cliffs and abyss that remain hidden behind an almost permanent fog. Everything changes when Lucía and her boyfriend Santiago arrive and set up their tent next to Augustín’s. What began as a few quiet days in the countryside gradually become a silent nightmare.

Directed by Mateo Herrera · Written by Antonella Frisone

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María Alché Lucía
Stefano Bajak Santiago
Roberto Sempértegui Agustín
Enrique Acosta Civil Servant
Emilio Nicolás Baquero Maldonado Baby
Alejandra Corral Baby's Mother

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