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Southern District (2009)

Southern District (2009)

Drama
Release Date: 2009, August 20
Directors: Juan Carlos Valdivia
Countries: Bolivia
Production: Cinenómada
Cast: Nicolás Fernández, Mariana Vargas, Ninón del Castillo, Pascual Loayza, Juan Pablo Koria

Overview:

In La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the Southern District. Life goes on without major mishaps in a large house surrounded by a beautiful garden. It is a wonderful world, a great bubble of comfort, where different personal spheres coexist: the mother, along with her three children and the Aymara inhabitants of the house. The drama surfaces slowly, without narrative ploys, observing day-to-day activities until internal and external forces make the bubble burst. The film relates the story of the final days of an upper-class family, at a time when the country is undergoing social changes.