Peru Movies

An experimental manifesto made with archival material from various films about wild humans, reflecting on the human condition and our animal origins.

Motivated by her recently deceased mother, Cristina, a young woman with musical aspirations, advances to the next stage of her scholarship to study...

Describe the botanical characteristics acquired by plants that develop at 4800 meters above sea level, in the Ticlio and San Mateo lagoons, where...

In the department of San Martín, in the high jungle, live the Lamista natives. The film deals with the coexistence of the Lamista culture with...

As Claudia studies for her final exam that will determine whether she can continue with her scholarship, stress and negative thoughts begin to...

María Fe, still single but not so sought after, faces the existential crisis and the blank page as any mature and sensible woman would: by...

This portrait of the late 1920s and the first half of the 1930s in Peru offers the perspective of historically silenced sectors. With testimonies...

Documentary.

Four years after their crazy night of escapades, Manuel, Efrain, and El Gordo's friendship has survived well into their college years. Now, living...

Feature film that shows us the festivities of the Virgen del Carmen in the Colca Valley, through the oral traditions narrated by the inhabitants of...

Directed by Roberto Cruzalegui. Produced by Franklin Urteaga.

In 1958, Robert Gottlieb was forced to renounce his Romanian citizenship in order to migrate to Israel. 50 years later, his daughter Yaela (re)builds...

Eleuterio Ccallo (64) has dedicated nearly five decades to the renovation of the Q’eswachaka bridge in Cusco. Thanks to his extensive...

Experimental film that, through two narrative lines—dance and photography—reimagines The House of Bernarda Alba by Federico García...

Two guilty mothers. One who acknowledges the truth and the other who denies it.

An ex-cop, a martial arts master, a hustler and an ex-soldier join forces to fight crime on the fringes of the law in the city of Lima, Peru. They...

A love story between a sad clown and a cabaret dancer.

Huq’ariy weaves the coastal landscape of Northern Peru and California, with a cinematic portrait of Elsa, performing a ritual stemming from...

Short film with an ecological message made by Rafael Arévalo.