La Fortaleza

Directed by Jorge Thielen-Armand

Venezuela/France/Colombia/Netherlands
108'
2020

feature competition

Nuovo Cinema Aquila

Movie theater:1

02/12/2020 8:10 pm

Directed by Jorge Thielen-Armand

Screenplay:Jorge Thielen-Armand, Rodrigo Michelangeli

Photography:Rodrigo Michelangeli

Editing:Felipe Guerrero

Music:Leila Bordreuil

Sound:Eli Cohn

Producer:Jorge Thielen-Armand

Production:Breaker, La Faena Films, In Vivo Films, Mutokino, Viking Films

World sales:Reel Suspects

Cast: Jorge Roque Thielen, Carlos Fagua Medina, Yoni Naranjo, Leudys Naranjo

When riots break out in Venezuela’s capital, Roque heads for the Amazon jungle to restore the abandoned lodge he built during happier, healthier days. As the jungle closes in on him, good friends encourage bad habits and whisper promises of finding gold.

Jorge Thielen Armand is a director and producer. In 2015, Jorge founded La Faena with Rodrigo Michelangeli, a production company dedicated to art-house films. His debut feature “La Soledad” (2016) premiered at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and garnered over a dozen awards across a 50+ festival run, including the Miami Film Festival’s Audience Award and the French Critics’ Union Prize in Biarritz. The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) and MUBI released the film theatrically in the UK. Jorge’s documentary “Flor de la Mal” (2015) won the Jury Award for Best Documentary Short at Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, and was exhibited at many festivals around the world including Margaret Mead, Sarasota, and Ridm. He holds a Communication Studies BA from Concordia University, and is an alumnus of the Venice Biennale College, TIFF’s Writers Studio, and the Berlinale Talent Campus.