Latin American Film Series
September 19th - October 24th 2011 - KSU Union Forum Hall 7:30pm
Presented by CAKSU
Central Station
Even The Rain
(Central do Brasil) Brazil 1998
Monday, September 19th, 7:30pm Forum Hall
An emotive journey of a former school teacher, who writes
letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has
just died, in search for the father he never knew.
Director: Walter Salles
Winner Golden Globe Best Foreign Film - Winner Best Film Berlin Festival
Winner Best Actress Berlin Festival
Rating: R, 113 min
(También la lluvia) Mexico-Spain 2010
Tuesday, October 11th, 7:30pm Forum Hall
As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher
Columbus in Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to
privatize their water supply.
Director: Icíar Bollaín
Winner Premio Goya Best Supporting Actor Karra Elejalde
Winner Belin International Film Festival Audience Award
Rating: Not Rated, 103 min
The Colours of the Mountain
Viva Cuba
(Los Colores de la Montaña) Colombia 2010
Tuesday, September 27th, 7:30pm Forum Hall
In the mountains of Colombia, the simple life of the villagers is threatened as the battle
between the military and the FARC guerrillas draws near. When families begin fleeing town
the children are forced to acknowledge the change in their lives: from innocent pastimes such as
school and soccer, to losing family, friends and the only home they’ve ever known.
Director: Carlos César Arbeláez
Winner New Director San Sebastian Festival
Rating: PG-13, 93 min
Cuba 2005
Monday, October 17th, 7:30pm Forum Hall
Friends Malú and Jorgito travel across Cuba in
search of the girl’s father, unaware of the social
differences that try to pull them apart.
Director: Juan Carlos Cremata
Nominated Best Film Mar del Plata Film Festival
Nominated Jury Prize Monter-Carlo Film Festival
Rating: PG, 80 min
Alamar
The Secret in Their Eyes
Mexico 2009
(El secreto de sus ojos) Argentina 2009
Tuesday, October 4th, 7:30pm Forum Hall
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved
homicide cases and for his unrequited love with his superior, both of which still haunt him
decades later.
Director: Juan José Campanella
Winner Oscar Best Foreign Language Film - Winner Premio Goya Best Latinamerican Film - Winner Best Actor,
Director, Music, Special Jury Prize Havana Film Festival - IMDB Top 250 #167
Rating: R, 129 min
Monday, October 24th, 7:30pm Forum Hall
Before their inevitable farewell, a young man of Mayan roots
and Natan, his half Italian son, embark on an epic journey into the
open sea.
Director: Pedro González-Rubio
Winner Grand Jury Prize Miami Film Festival - Winner Tiger Awards Rotterdam Film Festival
Nominated Best Film Cartagena Film Festival
Rating: PG, 73 min
Presented by the Colombian Association of KSU (www.k-state.edu/colombia) with support from the Diversity Programming Committee
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