By Felipe Gálvez

The Settlers

Los Colonos
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Saturday 9 March – 15h30
Grütli - Salle Simon
Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva

Friday 15 March – 21h00
Grütli - Salle Simon
Rue du Général-Dufour 16, 1204 Geneva

In the early 20th century, three men set off on an horseback expedition  across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago at the request of a wealthy landowner, charged with securing his vast property designated by the State. The British lieutenant and the American mercenary are accompanied by Segundo, a mixed-race man, who realises that their real mission is to wipe out the indigenous people. Through breathtaking landscapes and borrowing from Western codes, The Settlers is a visceral confrontation with the myth of nationhood and the violence that accompanies it.

Felipe Gálves immersive first feature, which won the International Critics’ Prize at Cannes, takes a much-needed look at the colonial past, daring to reimagine its representation in the present and for the future.

This film received the Grand Fiction Prize at the FIFDH 2024.

Swiss Premiere
Section : Competition - Fiction
Country : Chile, Argentina, United Kingdom, Taiwan, France, Denmark, Sweden, Germany
Original languages : Spanish, English
Subtitles : French, English
Duration
97’
Year
2023
Director
Felipe Gálvez
Producers
Quijote Films
Rei Cine
Quiddity Films
Volos Films
Cine Sud Promotion
Snowglobe
Film i Väst
Sutor Kolonko
Writers
Felipe Gálvez
Antonia Girardi
Casting
Alfredo Castro
Mark Stanley
Benjamin Westfall
Camilo Arancibia
Photography
Simone D’Arcangelo
Editing
Matthieu Taponier
Music
Harry Allouche
Son
Tse Kang Tu
Tu Duu-Chih
World Sales
MUBI