SONG WITHOUT A NAME
Special Features: Q&A with filmmaker Melina León and post-screening reception sponsored by the Embassy of Peru on Sept 26
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North American Premiere
Melina León became the first female Peruvian director to screen a film at the Cannes Film Festival with this breathtaking noir-tinged debut, inspired by a real child trafficking case reported on by her father, journalist Ismael León, at the height of Peru's political crisis during the 1980s. Shot in stunning black and white to reflect news footage of the period, SONG WITHOUT A NAME follows Georgina (Pamela Mendoza), a young Quechua woman whose newborn baby is snatched away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic, where she had been lured by the promise of free medical assistance. Stonewalled by a Kafkaesque and indifferent legal system, Georgina's desperate search leads in circles until she approaches journalist Pedro Campas (Tommy Párraga), a man struggling with his own deep distrust of the authorities. As Pedro uncovers a tangled web of fake clinics and abductions, it is clear that the corruption runs deep and that pursuing the story means risking everything. Winner, CineVision Award, 2019 Munich Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Cannes Film Festival. DIR/SCR/PROD Melina León; SCR/PROD Michael J. White; PROD Inti Briones. Peru/Spain/U.S./Chile, 2019, b&w, 97 min. In Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Opening Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019
Genre: Mystery
