Meteorite (Meteorito), Colombian visual artist and filmmaker Sebastián Múnera’s feature directorial debut, promises to be a rollercoaster ride when it world-premieres in the competition lineup of the Venice Critics’ Week on Sept. 8. Just hear me out!
Tefa and Nia live in a small town near the Magdalena River, where they raise Nia’s young nephew. Nia then persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cell phones into the regional prison. Their journey leads them through – here it comes! – an amusement park built on the grounds of a drug lord’s former estate. That’s where water slides and concrete dinosaurs and the croc (check out the main image of this article!) come in.
But don’t expect popcorn, ice cream and laughter! “In a landscape where violence lingers beneath every surface, Tefa is drawn toward an inevitable encounter,” warns a synopsis.
“During my childhood, I often passed through this place known as Nápoles, located in central Colombia. Situated between Bogotá and Medellín, it was a frequent stop on family trips,” Múnera explains in press notes for Meteorite.
‘Meteorite,’ courtesy of Venice Critics’ Week
