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Where the river ends

DONDE TERMINA EL RÍO

Duber Altamar

16 MINS / SPANISH / COLOMBIA / 2023

Synopsis

Elena is on a vacation with her friend Marcela. She has been missing her former lover. The sudden appearance of Adel, a young man also on vacation with his girlfriend Carla, begins to change Elena. Elena and Adel only look at each other; they speak to each other faintly. During an outing it is revealed that Elena and Adel had a relationship in the past. How can they move on in lives is a bit complex but they find a way.

Cast & Crew

CAST:
Camila Hernández
Douglas Badel
Isabella Vélez
Lucía Arrázola

WRITER:
Duber Altamar

PRODUCER:
Karen Sogamoso

Director's Biography

Duber Altamar is a Colombian Caribbean Director born in Barranquilla, Colombia. His short film "El mar no envejece" (2016) won the Cine a la Calle International Film Festival in the Filminuto category. He has directed "La vieja marimonda" (2017), co-directed the documentary "Claver: Historias traídas de África" (2018) and in 2019 directed the fiction short film "El mar no envejece" that went on to win the Portafolio de Estímulos de Barranquilla and two university awards in Colombia. The film was screened in Mexico, Argentina and Hungary. "Budapest Jetlag Story" (2023) was his first short film in English language.

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