Peruvian movies

Portrait of Hugo Blanco, the 'Peruvian Che Guevara". A mythical peasant leader and famous Trotskyist "guerrilla fighter" who encourage self- government and transformed leadership into anonymous activism becoming: Hugo Indio.

The life of the Peruvian poet Javier Heraud, who sadly passed at the young age of 21, told by his great-niece Tania through letters, poems and tales of shared times.

The documentary follows the steps of eminent journalist Edmundo Cruz of the investigation that he and other journalists conducted into the murder of the university professor and 9 students, arrested in 1992 during a military raid at the teacher training college of Enrique Guzmán y Valle, better known as "La Cantuta". The professor and students were never seen alive again. The remains of only five of the victims were ever found, among the barren hills on the road to Cieneguilla. The evidence led to the eventual conviction, in 2009, of members of the Grupo Colina death squad and of Former President Alberto Fujimori for human rights abuse crimes.

Someone is out to get Constantino Zegarra. At least that's what Constantino Zegarra believes - and he has his reasons. His car window is smashed, he receives a career-killing demotion, and then, while driving at night, he's hit in the neck by what appears to have been a stray bullet. Or was it? Constantino is a judge with no sympathy for sob stories and an impressive conviction rate.

2009, in the high plateau of the Peruvian jungle, near the border to Ecuador. a mining company forces their way into the depths of the primeval forest to search for mineral resources, without any regard for damage. They do this with the government's permission, but without consent from the indigenous people, the Awajun natives who live there. Known for their fearlessness and courage, the Awajun stand up to the invaders. But in the fight for their land they are brutally struck down by the ultra liberal government. Violence breeds counter-violence. A video workshop is the way of follow the trail of violence.

A man who needs money begins scheming to sell his bedridden mother's home out from under her, relocating her to a replica of her bedroom in the hopes that she won't notice the difference.

A forensic anthropologist in Lima leads a group that helps people find their missing relatives from the Internal Civil War that took place in Peru between 1980 and 2000. He has to deal with his estrangement from his own family and a difficult case involving a desperate woman looking for her husband.

A couple of elderlies try to survive in Los Andes of Peru while they wait for their son.

Santiago, a retired soldier who fought for his country, Peru, find it hard to adjust back to society while dealing with PTSD and family problems.

Georgina's newborn daughter is stolen at a fake health clinic. Her desperate search for the child leads her to the headquarters of a major newspaper, where she meets a lonely journalist who takes on the investigation.

It is 1968 and Guille and Bobby, two friends who live in La Punta, Callao, enjoy the beach in their last summer before starting college and start their adult lives. Manolo is a teenager who dreams of one day making movies without much hope because of him being Peruvian. They listen to rock and feel sorry for how hard they find to leave their neighborhood to go to a concert. Their routine will change with the arrival of a young hippie spirit named Emma. The music of Los Yorks, Los Saicos, Telegraph Avenue, Los Shain's, Traffic Sound, The (St. Thomas) Pepper Smelter and Black Sugar are present in this film.

Juan, a young man convicted of terrorism, is given amnesty from a Lima prison; he boards a bus to return home and, in his mind's eye, recalls events in his village near Huaraz when he was 10 or 12. His father is long dead, his mother lives with Fermin, secretly a sympathizer with the Communist guerrillas in the hills. Town leaders are assassinated at night. When Juan discovers Fermin's secret, Juan is spirited away to the guerrillas to learn Marxist slogans and how to fight. When the band decides to attack the town to avenge the death of a comrade, Juan must choose. There are no white hats on any side: critical thought without love of life bears no fruit, writes Erich Fromm.

Three young men from Lima live the summer in an apparently static city. In their effort for doing something with their time, they discover themselves and the worlds they inhabit.

Rosa is a mature police officer who Is forced to take care of her grandson after her daughter steal her savings. Everything takes a wrong turn one night. Only a miracle can save her.

A young girl convinces herself that she will die on the same day that her brother will be born.

Bruna is a conflicted teenager in search of exploring her sexuality. Through a dating website, she will start a relationship that overcomes her teenage spirit making her confront the freedom of her body, reconnecting with her true identity

Segundo Paucar, wants to become a master story-box maker just like his father to carry on with the family legacy.

The fate of an arm wrestling match leads two brothers to a house party where the younger one hopes to lose his virginity, but when things get out of hand the boys must overcome their sibling rivalry if they are going to save the day.

Documental about 50 years of struggle of Peruvians from the rural world, fighting against their persistent discrimination and the lack of respect for their rights.

Lucho is a young Peruvian rapper. One night he organizes an event in his neighborhood. The police interrupt the event, arrest Lucho and take away the sound material. We follow him during 24 hours of his diary life.

14-year-old Madeinusa comes of age during the Easter festivities of her tiny, isolated village.

Sistu and his small community in the Andes discover the magic of cinema. This encounter causes a great stir that transforms Sistu and his entire community.

Alfonso wants to be a writer, but he decides to practice as a journalist. When he is assigned to the crime section of a newspaper, he will witness the dirty world of Peruvian tabloids.

The Peruvian anti-terrorist army takes control of a far away and unknown small village isolated in the Andes by the terrorist militia "Sendero Luminoso" (Shining Path), during the dirty war in Peru at 80's decade.

Four angry cadets form an inner circle to beat the system, boredom and the stifling confinement of the military academy, sparking a chain of events that begins with a robbery and leads to murder.