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The NC Latin American Film Festival and Screen/Society present:"Los Colonos" ("The Settlers")
(Felipe Gálvez Haberle, 2023, 97 min, Chile, in Spanish and English with English subtitles, DCP)
A tale of brutal colonialist violence set against the sweeping, mountainous backdrop of Chile at the turn of the 20th century, Felipe Gálvez’s handsomely mounted, emotionally wrenching adventure plays off conventions of the American Western while becoming its own haunting work of cinematic historical exploration. The film follows the journey of three men—an officer of the British army, a mercenary from the American Southwest, and a Chilean mixed-race marksman and tracker to guide the two outsiders—hired by a tyrannical landowner to scout the boundaries of his vast property and execute a new trade route. The true nature of their dispatch, however, comes into focus: to rid the area of its indigenous tribes. With its evocative period setting and arresting landscapes, "The Settlers" is a vivid, immersive experience, featuring an indelible final passage that reminds us the past is always present.
"Gálvez hollows out the familiar tropes of the western to explore the despair and terror created by colonialism.” – Arun A.K., Frieze
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Event URL: https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/los-colonos-settlers-felipe-galvez-haberle-2023-nc-latin-american-film
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Festival website: https://nclatinamericanfilmfestival.org/
Screen/Society screenings are free and open to the public.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Rubenstein Arts Center at Duke University, 2022 Campus Dr, Durham, NC 27708-9940, United States,Durham, North Carolina