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LA DEFENSA DEL DRAGÓN
in CANNES 2017
QUINZAINE DES REALISATEURS & CAMERA D’OR – World Premiere
[International Press + Presse France]
LA DEFENSA DEL DRAGÓN
(The Dragon’s Defense)
a film by Natalia Santa
with Gonzalo de Sagarminaga, Hernan Mendez, Manuel Navarro
Colombia – 2017 – 80 min. – color
Spanish with English & French subtitles
[International Press + Presse France]
LA DEFENSA DEL DRAGÓN
(The Dragon’s Defense)
a film by Natalia Santa
with Gonzalo de Sagarminaga, Hernan Mendez, Manuel Navarro
Colombia – 2017 – 80 min. – color
Spanish with English & French subtitles
SYNOPSIS
EN > Samuel, Joaquín and Marcos, are three old friends living their lives in downtown Bogotá. They spend their days between Lasker – the legendary chess club, The Caribbean Casino, and La Normanda – a traditional coffee shop. Samuel, 53, is a professional chess player that lives of betting on small matches he knows he will win. His best friend is Joaquín, 65, an accomplished watch-maker who’s about to loose the workshop he inherited from his father. And then there’s Marcos, 72, a Spanish homeopath devoted to finding a formula to win poker matches. These three men have found shelter in the safety of their routines, avoiding to facing up to their failures. But a time comes when they are confronted by reality and causes them to stagger.
FR > Au cœur de Bogota, trois vieux amis, Samuel, Joaquín et Marcos, passent leurs journées entre le légendaire club d’échecs Lasker, le Casino Caribéen et le café traditionnel La Normanda. Joueur d’échecs professionnel, Samuel vit des paris qu’il fait sur les petites parties qu’il est certain de gagner. Son meilleur ami, Joaquín, horloger accompli, est lui sur le point de perdre la petite boutique qu’il a héritée de son père. Quant à Marcos, homéopathe espagnol, il consacre son temps à trouver la formule qui lui permettra de gagner au poker. Tous trois vivent à l’abri de leurs routines quotidiennes, évitant ainsi soigneusement de faire face à leurs échecs. Leur confrontation avec la réalité va les faire chanceler.
SCREENINGS
Wednesday 24 May @ 8:45 (Théâtre Croisette)
Wednesday 24 May @ 16:45 (Théâtre Croisette)
Thursday 25 May @ 16:00 (Alexandre III)
Friday 26 May @ 22:30 (Les Arcades 1)
ATTENDING
Natalia Santa (director & writer) : May 19-28
Please send your interview requests to mariefrance@theprfactory.com
CREDITS
Director & writer: Natalia Santa
Starring: Gonzalo de Sagarminaga, Hernan Mendez, Manuel Navarro, Maia Landaburu, Martha Leal, Laura Osma, Victoria Hernandez
DOP: Nicolás Ordóñez, Ivan Herrera
Sound: Juanma López
Design: Marcela Gomez
Editing: Juan Soto
Music: Gonzalo de Sagarminaga
Producent: Ivette Liang
PRODUCTION
GALAXIA 311 (Colombia) - www.galaxia311.com
WORLD SALES
M-APPEAL WORLD SALES - http://www.m-appeal.net/
EN > Samuel, Joaquín and Marcos, are three old friends living their lives in downtown Bogotá. They spend their days between Lasker – the legendary chess club, The Caribbean Casino, and La Normanda – a traditional coffee shop. Samuel, 53, is a professional chess player that lives of betting on small matches he knows he will win. His best friend is Joaquín, 65, an accomplished watch-maker who’s about to loose the workshop he inherited from his father. And then there’s Marcos, 72, a Spanish homeopath devoted to finding a formula to win poker matches. These three men have found shelter in the safety of their routines, avoiding to facing up to their failures. But a time comes when they are confronted by reality and causes them to stagger.
FR > Au cœur de Bogota, trois vieux amis, Samuel, Joaquín et Marcos, passent leurs journées entre le légendaire club d’échecs Lasker, le Casino Caribéen et le café traditionnel La Normanda. Joueur d’échecs professionnel, Samuel vit des paris qu’il fait sur les petites parties qu’il est certain de gagner. Son meilleur ami, Joaquín, horloger accompli, est lui sur le point de perdre la petite boutique qu’il a héritée de son père. Quant à Marcos, homéopathe espagnol, il consacre son temps à trouver la formule qui lui permettra de gagner au poker. Tous trois vivent à l’abri de leurs routines quotidiennes, évitant ainsi soigneusement de faire face à leurs échecs. Leur confrontation avec la réalité va les faire chanceler.
SCREENINGS
Wednesday 24 May @ 8:45 (Théâtre Croisette)
Wednesday 24 May @ 16:45 (Théâtre Croisette)
Thursday 25 May @ 16:00 (Alexandre III)
Friday 26 May @ 22:30 (Les Arcades 1)
ATTENDING
Natalia Santa (director & writer) : May 19-28
Please send your interview requests to mariefrance@theprfactory.com
CREDITS
Director & writer: Natalia Santa
Starring: Gonzalo de Sagarminaga, Hernan Mendez, Manuel Navarro, Maia Landaburu, Martha Leal, Laura Osma, Victoria Hernandez
DOP: Nicolás Ordóñez, Ivan Herrera
Sound: Juanma López
Design: Marcela Gomez
Editing: Juan Soto
Music: Gonzalo de Sagarminaga
Producent: Ivette Liang
PRODUCTION
GALAXIA 311 (Colombia) - www.galaxia311.com
WORLD SALES
M-APPEAL WORLD SALES - http://www.m-appeal.net/