Cineplex Buys Latin American Rights to 'The Cry of Serankwa'
The Indigenous eco-thriller from director Yull Núñez won three industry prizes at the Santiago Film Festival before the deal.
Cineplex has acquired the Colombian and Latin American distribution rights to «The Cry of Serankwa» («El grito de Serankwa»), the Indigenous eco-thriller directed by Yull Núñez, according to Variety.
The film competed in the WIP Iberoamericana section at the Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic) and walked away with three industry prizes. This year's Sanfic ran from Nov. 2 to 8.
«The Cry of Serankwa» follows two Iku friends, Marcelo and Aníbal, and their community's sacred lands. Marcelo is a guardian of the Sierra, while Aníbal returns as an engineer for a mining company. Much of the dialogue is in the Iku language.
Filming took 40 days in Nabuzimake, a remote mountain village. Núñez began writing the story in 2017, and the project moved through development programs including a script residency with the Desde la Raíz foundation, Lenguas Originarias in Lima, MAR at the Cartagena Film Festival and Berlinale Talents Toolbox. It also received funding from Colombia's Film Development Fund (FDC) and the ERA Fund of the Manos Visibles Foundation.
Núñez's debut feature, «The Palafite's Silence», opens in Colombia on Nov. 12. His producing partner at Cinequipos Prods is Daylín Vega.
Quick answers
Who acquired the distribution rights to «The Cry of Serankwa»?
Cineplex acquired the Colombian and Latin American distribution rights to the film.
What prizes did «The Cry of Serankwa» win?
It won three industry prizes at the Santiago Film Festival (Sanfic), where it competed in the WIP Iberoamericana section.
When does Yull Núñez's debut feature open in Colombia?
«The Palafite's Silence» opens in Colombia on Nov. 12.