A group of young men, many of them teenagers, voluntarily enlists in a rigorous military program within the Peruvian Armed Forces. They are driven by their desire to engage in an ongoing armed conflict in the VRAEM, an area with military intervention framed by a 'war on drugs' policy.

 

They aspire to become ‘men of war’ and embark on a transformative journey from hopeful adventurers into soldiers. Amidst the violence in the secluded military environment in Peru, intimate moments unfold beyond a prejudiced gaze, where compassion and care blossom among them.

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Festival and Screenings :

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2024 |World Premiere: Karlovy Vary International film festival. Winner  Proxima Competition / FIPRESCI Award)

2024 |Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia

2024 |Cairo International Film Festival

2024 |Doclisboa

2024 |Festival Internacional de Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano de La Habana

2025 |Festival de Cine de Málaga

2025 |Doc ForNight MoMA

2025 |Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse

2025 |Moscow International Film Festival

2025 |Festival de cine de Lima PUCP

2025 |Festival de cine Peruano en Madrid.

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Cast & Crew :​

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Directed by : Paolo Tizon

Produced : Diana Castro

Cinematography: 

Color Grading: Goncalo Ferreira

Editors: Martín Solá, Paolo Tizón

Sound design : Johnatan Darch

Production Company :Cinesol Films

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