Melodias

Switzerland, April 2005
FILM, Documentary, 70 min.

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directed by
François Bovy
Written by
François Bovy
Status
In distribution
Website
lelaboratoirecentral.com/films/melodias

Set in Columbia, the film tells the stories of Dario, the taxi driver, of Jorge, who unloads trucks, of Edwin, the policeman and Luis Carlo, who looks after the injured and brings the dead into the morgue. One of them was a preacher and hit-man in his past and tells us how much a person’s life is worth. The other one reveals how the prayers of his mother consoled him when his father was murdered. And the third one explains why it is not a sin to shoot someone in the head. Over the top and tragic maybe, but as two recurring musicians sing, these stories are a reminder that it is wise to “live for each moment, because life is but a dream”.

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World Premiere
April 2005
Original Version
Spanish (french/english subtitles),  couleur, Digi Beta, 70 min.
Production
Le Laboratoire Central, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
Nadejda Magnenat
directed by
François Bovy
Written by
François Bovy
Cinemato­graphy
François Bovy
Editing
Stéphanie Perrin, Damian Plandolit
Location Sound Mix
Juan Guillermo Palacios

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
Le Laboratoire Central

Worldwide Distribution

Switzerland
Moa Distribution Distribution

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