Peru Films 2000-2009
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- DirectorWalter SallesStarsGael García BernalRodrigo de la SernaMía MaestroErnesto Guevara de la Serna, popularly known as Che, along with his friend Alberto Granado, decides to take a road trip across South America. His experiences on the journey transform him.
- DirectorClaudia LlosaStarsMagaly SolierSusi SánchezEfraín SolísFausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mother's footsteps.
- DirectorJavier Fuentes-LeónStarsCristian MercadoTatiana AstengoManolo CardonaAn unusual ghost story set on the Peruvian seaside; a married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.
- DirectorClaudia LlosaStarsMagaly SolierCarlos J. de la TorreYiliana Chong14-year-old Madeinusa comes of age during the Easter festivities of her tiny, isolated village.
- DirectorRicardo de MontreuilStarsJason DayElsa PatakyEnrique MurcianoAn adventure drama that tells the story of Santiago, a 22-year old from Lima. Following his father's suicide, haunted by his inner daemons and hatred for the world in general, Santiago decides to escape the crude Lima winter to take refuge in Mancora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer. Upon his departure, Santiago receives the unexpected visit from his stepsister, Ximena, a young and beautiful photographer in her late twenties, accompanied by her husband Inigo, a young surgeon from Spain. The three take off on a journey escaping reality and in search of themselves. Santiago and Ximena find refuge in each other, which sparks off jealousies within Inigo, and a trip that was intended to be a simple escape turns out to be much more, when each of the three crosses limits and borders they should never have crossed. The three are placed face to face with their dreams and daemons. "Mancora" is a story of redemption, where a kid becomes a man and learns to forgive the world.
- DirectorJosué MéndezStarsPietro SibilleMilagros VidalMarisela PuicónSantiago, a retired soldier who fought for his country, Peru, find it hard to adjust back to society while dealing with PTSD and family problems.
- DirectorEduardo SchuldtRobbie DaymondStarsRobbie DaymondGiovanni CicciaBrian W. RobertsThe amazing story of Daniel, a dolphin who abandons the safety of his pod to explore the ocean and discover the true purpose of his life.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGianfranco BreroGiovanni CicciaFele MartínezAlfonso wants to be a writer, but he decides to practice as a journalist. When he is assigned to the crime section of a newspaper, he will witness the dirty world of Peruvian tabloids.
- DirectorEduardo Mendoza de EchaveStarsBruno AscenzoOscar BeltránJason DayOn Halloween night in Lima, four rich kids spend a night on the town, goofing, getting into trouble, and deciding to help Manuel lose his virginity. From Juan Diego's house they hire three call girls, not much older than they, and they pair up (El Gordo declines - he wants to be true to his girlfriend). The young women are sweet and street smart, the boys are naïve and full of bravado, Romance and violence are possibilities during this night of surprises and self discovery.
- DirectorFabrizio AguilarStarsAntonio CallirgosEduardo CestiAristóteles PichoJuan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose. There are no white hats on any side: critical thought without love of life bears no fruit, writes Erich Fromm.
- DirectorJosué MéndezStarsMaricielo EffioSergio GjurinovicAnahí de CárdenasElisa, fiancee of a wealthy industrialist who is twenty years older than her is eager to shed her working-class background in favor of the opulence of her fiancé's elite lifestyle. To her dismay, she soon realizes her hopes to slip into magazine-ready images of domestic splendor must also include her future stepchildren, Diego and Andrea. As she embraces her new life, her stepchildren rebel against their upper-class upbringing. They live outside the world, far from the reality of their country, in a world where the landmarks are truncated. In the luxurious family villa bordered by the ocean, the two teenagers find themselves mostly disconnected from other people. The new stepmother will have to learn the rules that her new status implies.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsMelania UrbinaMagdyel UgazYvonne FrayssinetA Peruvian schoolteacher conspires with a journalist to assassinate the official responsible for her fiancé's murder.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsGianfranco BreroGustavo BuenoPatricia PereyraThrough out six different and yet parallel stories that take place during the corrupted government during the 90s in Peru, Lombardi tells the moral decomposition that ran through all classes and generations of the peruvian society.
- DirectorFelipe DegregoriStarsSantiago MagillChristian MeierJorge MadueñoAfter exhausting all legal channels in his search for a job, "M" struggles with the decision of whether or not to enter a life of crime by helping his friends deliver drugs to Miami.
- DirectorEduardo SchuldtStarsElva AlcandréBruno AscenzoRómulo AsseretoA tiny dragon named Jon Jon embarks on a wondrous adventure to discover his true identity.
- DirectorAlvaro VelardeStarsCeline AguirreTatiana AstengoAngie CepedaAna is a rich, repressed housewife. Much to her annoyance, her husband rents out their garden to a soap-opera production, and goes away on a business trip. In her dull solitude, Ana follows the shooting from her window, and soon becomes just as engrossed in the soap-opera as her two maids. When accidentally mistaken for an actress, she ends up being cast for a role -to the great dismay of the other actresses and her maids. The set soon becomes dominated by gossiping, intrigues and blackmail, while the boundary between her real world and the make believe world of soap-operas begins to blur. Ana finds herself entangled in a real life soap-opera all of her own when she tries to get everything back to normal before her husbands comes home.
- DirectorAlberto DurantStarsFabrizio AguilarFernando CayoKatia CondosUnbeknownst to them, a handful of people are brought together by a crafty swindler, only to eagerly conspire against one another for the promise of a lucrative reward.
- DirectorGianfranco QuattriniStarsJesús ArandaTula RodríguezPablo BrichtaAn intense drama where humor seems to highlight some of the film's events. Julio Cesar is a passionate believer of the Tarot and centers the most important decisions of his life in these readings. When his only teenage daughter becomes pregnant, Julio Cesar feels it is time to change his destiny. Guided by his infallible Tarot he meets a prostitute and a nurse and these characters will be decisive in the path he leads his life to.
- DirectorFrank Pérez-GarlandStarsVanessa SabaPaul VegaMelania UrbinaLighthearted Comedy/drama, based on a day for 4 middle class couples ranging from late teens to middle aged, all of course have sex in their minds but their day brings unexpected and sometimes hilarious consequences. Great Soundtrack by Mar De Copas, Dolores Delirio, Cementerio Club,Los Fuckin Sombreros,Chabelo, Hermanos Brothers,El Ghetto,El Hombre Misterioso,Indigo,Pua Silencio, all excellent local bands.
- DirectorEduardo SchuldtStarsDiego BertieGianfranco BreroStephanie CayoA young boy travels back to the 17th century to battle pirates off the coast of Peru.
- DirectorRicardo VelásquezStarsGiovanni CicciaMelania UrbinaSergio Galliani20 years ago, he was the most wanted bank robber... now, he's just a legend.
- DirectorHéctor GálvezStarsYiliana ChongJose Luís GarcíaWilliam GómezA group of friends in Peru walk across the sandy outskirts of Lima in order to pay their respects to a fallen gang member.
- DirectorAugusto Tamayo San RománStarsDiego BertieOrlando SachaJimena LindoPeriod film. A mestizo (mixed race) Spanish and Indian soldier returns to Peru from Europe in 1618 to find a document that can prove he is not illegitimate.
- DirectorLuis BarriosStarsGianella NeyraPaul VegaGustavo BuenoWhen she was 17 years old, Natalia married Married Don Matias, following her parents desires. But it wasnt until father Santiago arrive to this little town that Natalia felt in love for the very first time.
- DirectorJorge CarmonaStarsCarlos AlcántaraJosé AlonsoLita BaluarteLa gran sangre ha enfrentado a enemigos crueles, pero ninguno tan despiadado ni sanguinario como el mexicano, el adversario al que tedrán que hacer frente en la gran sangre: la pelicula, largometraje basado en la exitosa serie de televisión creada por Jorge Carmona y Aldo Miyashiro. Protegido por dos frías asesinas y un desalmado ejecutor, el mexicano, un narcotraficante internacional que actúa detrás de la fachada de un próspero y benevolente exportador, ha decidido instalar su centro mundial de operaciones delictivas en la selva peruana. Sus planes, sin embargo, serán descubiertos por la gran sangre. El resultado será una guerra sin cuartel, plagada de espectaculares peleas y vertiginosas persecuciones por tierra y aire hasta el impredecible e impactante final. La gran sangre es una pelicula ciento por ciento de acción, que incorpora elementos narrativos en el mejor estilo del comic 2d tradicional. El argumento aborda principalmente el problema de la lucha contra las drogas, como una responsabilidad de todos los miembros de la sociedad. Para ello utiliza un lenguaje ágil, popular y coherente con el target al cual va dirigido el film, esto es, público en general. Valores como la defensa de la justicia y la solidaridad son permanentemente resaltados por los propositos de la historia.
- DirectorAlberto DurantStarsAristóteles PichoJose Luis RuizJosé Luis RuizA humble rural teacher travels to Lima to collect his lottery winnings and meet the son he has not seen in years. No one could predict how this would permanently change their lives.
- DirectorEduardo Mendoza de EchaveStarsBruno AscenzoGiovanni CicciaMateo LynchFour years after their crazy night of escapades, Manuel, Efrain, and El Gordo's friendship has survived well into their college years. Now, living together they decide to throw an end of summer party to rival all parties. What they don't know is that Viviana, an escort from Manuel's past comes back to stir things up, forcing them to make decisions that they may not be prepared to make.
- DirectorAugusto Tamayo San RománStarsDiego BertieVanessa SabaGonzalo MolinaThe story centers on Enrique Aet (Diego Bertie), the eldest child of well-to-do Lima family whose engineer father died in 1886 when Enrique was 10. 21 years later, he has followed his father's calling and heads a road project into the Amazonian jungle, the goal being nothing less than to unite the country.
- DirectorAldo SalviniStarsRodrigo Sánchez PatiñoAristóteles PichoDaniela SarfatiA group of rich teenagers from Lima travel to Cusco looking for drugs, parties and sex. One of them wants to find Pamela, who he met when they were kids.
- DirectorFrancisco J. LombardiStarsJosé Miguel ArbulúGustavo BuenoHaysen PercovichFour friends gather to play poker and drink pisco. The ritual is disturbed by a female, naked and unconscious body. Confined under one roof, other nuances of the personalities of the characters are revealed.
- DirectorCarlos Daniel MalavéStarsJean Paul LerouxJessika GrauJesus CervoAn extremely compelling film where confusion and chaos reign in this original but intense story. Alejandro is in a mid-life crisis and without much luck in work or love. He mistakenly meets Vanessa, a beautiful girl who is in the wrong business - drugs; and through her he will meet her boyfriend who is a professional killer, as well as the mafia. Together they will encounter staggering situations with an ending that will leave you in awe.
- DirectorCoco CastilloStarsMónica CabrejosJavier EchevarríaJoel EzetaIt narrates the adventures of a group of teenagers during the 90's in a populous neighborhood of Lima. These teenagers enter their team in an organized league to play, so they scheme to come up with the money for their equipment and uniforms. As they share their greatest moments as soccer players, they'll also have difficulties in their path.
- DirectorSandro VenturaStarsFiorella RodriguezKarina CalmetGonzalo RevoredoJorge will not have a good day. He will have to fight with his mother and his domineering wife Jimena. And everything during his first anniversary of marriage. Besides, Jimena will receive the surprising visit of her friend Cecilia, a young and mysterious widow. While in the office of Jorge, Pablo, one of his workers, it will help the shy Tereso to conquer Carla's love, the sensual secretary of the office.
- DirectorFabrizio AguilarStarsGisela ValcárcelMiguel IzaLorena CaravedoA dysfunctional middle-class Lima family suffers the consequences of a terrorist attack.
- DirectorArmando Robles GodoyStarsMónica SánchezJavier EchevarríaGianella NeyraImposible amor es como se titula la canción que nos ofrece Jory Boy
- DirectorMelinton FusebioStarsCésar MacarioIvón PachecoEditt TorresThree students, researching poverty, come face to face with a were-llama in a small Peruvian village.
- DirectorLeonidas ZegarraStarsAnelhí Arias BarahonaShirley CherresJesús DelaveauxA woman who had a very hard life has to fulfill two roles in her life: a respectful mother during the day and a prostitute at night.
- DirectorFederico García HurtadoStarsNacho DuatoNeus AsensiCarlos SoberaThe outsider comes from a planet wiped out by environmental disorder and nuclear fallout. It lands in an Andean spot near the small town of Paucartambo, has the appearance of a gringo and possesses a complete mastery of law and physics.
- DirectorAndrés CotlerStarsPietro SibilleMarcelo RiveraMónica SánchezAfter five years in prison, Jano looks for his old friends to fulfill their plans of going to America. Back on the streets, Jano is faced with a harsh (150 characters) reality that may put an end to their dreams. After five years in prison, Jano looks to fulfill his plans of going to America but is faced with a harsh reality that may put an end to his dreams.
- DirectorRenzo ZanelliOleg KheyfetsStarsBrus Rubio ChurayEl Perro del Hortelano is a shining example of a completely new way of producing socially conscious films. Set in the far reaches of the Peruvian Amazon, a group of 15 international volunteers joined forced with local indigenous youth to make a film about the most pressing social and environmental conflicts in the region. No shoes, no shirt, no script, no problem! Living and working together everyday for three months, our team produced 'El Perro del Hortelano', a feature narrative fiction about the threats of foreign development in the Amazon, the dangers of oil drilling interests, and the power of art and culture to lead a community.
- DirectorMichel KatzStarsLorena MeritanoEduardo SantamarinaViviana GibelliYou're invited to a very private party, where women share their most intimate secrets ... the ladies' room. When a group of club-goers sets down roots in the women's bathroom of a Peruvian hot spot, soon they're exploring the limits of sex and sensuality. Lorena Meritano, Eduardo Santamarina and Viviana Gibelli star in director Michel Katz's raucous comedy.
- DirectorHenry VallejoStarsLisandro AguilarIsrael AparicioMauricio ArésteguiA man's coworker goes missing and turns to a mystic named Maximo to rescue her after it is suspected she has been taken by the Kharisiri.
- DirectorLeonidas ZegarraStarsWilmer AtoJuana Judith BustosAzucena Del RíoA story of revenge, murder and violence in the gray streets of Lima.
- DirectorJorge CarmonaStars'Frau Diamanda' Héctor AcuñaHéctor AcuñaKatia AdahuiThree stories happen simultaneously within one Condominium. Three stories about the limits human beings will go to in the simple attempt to be happy. Clotilde lives in number 24. She is an elderly lady and the sole responsible of her son, Javier, who is schizophrenic. But they have found an equilibrium to survive their misery. An equilibrium that may be broken at any time. Number 7 is home to Janet, a pregnant prostitute. She lives with Leslie, her junkie colleague. They know they have no future. But they have a plan. They need to go to Miami. The father of Janet's unborn child has the money they need. And they have decided to take the respect they are owed. Above the girls lives Fredy. He is in love with Álvaro, who has AIDS. Together they have established a shelter where people infected with HIV can find company. But Álvaro is dimming. Fredy won't accept it, but Alvaro has little time left. Three stories to continue sharing the same Condominium. ¿Where do YOU live?
- DirectorRaul del BustoStarsNatalia PeñaAntonio RequenaIvan Tejeda