Samichay (2020)
1h 26m
Running Time
August 21, 2020Release Date
Plot.
The highest peaks of the mountains rage rise above the clouds. The high mountains rage of the mountains rise above the clouds. Sometimes they seem to merge with the sky. There is no god and neither there is devil. We are in the heights of the Peruvian Andes, more than 5000 meters above sea level, where Celestino a peasant hermit undertakes a healing journey with his cow Samichay, from the loneliness and height of the Andes to the chaos of urbanization and villages.
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Cast & Crew.
Amiel Cayo
Celestino / Music
Aurelia Puma de Ccallo
Mamá Agustina
Raquel Saihua Huainasi
Yaquelin
Luz Maribel Sánchez Cansayap
Dina
Sergio García Locatelli
Editor / Producer
Mauricio Franco Tosso
Director / Screenplay / Editor
Guillermo Palacios
Sound
Guillermo Palacios
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
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Samichay, In Search of Happiness (Spanish: Samichay, en busca de la felicidad) is a 2020 Peruvian black-and-white drama film written and directed by Mauricio Franco Tosso (in his directorial debut), spoken in Cuzco Quechua and premiered at the Lima Film Festival, about the journey of a peasant quechua with his cow called Samichay in the Andes of Peru. It was awarded at film festivals in Peru, Spain and Chile. The film had its commercial premiere in Peruvian theaters on August 4, 2022.