Synopsis

“Hijos” is built around the passage of time, with images and sounds that embody a memory ranging from the historical to the intimate, using cinema as a way of capturing time and evoking childhood memories that show the desolation left by the military dictatorship and its scars in contemporary Chilean society.

Team

• Francisco

  López Balló

  Director

  Francisco López Balló was born in Santiago, Chile in 1973. He studied audiovisual
  communication in Chile. He directed music videos for local singers. In 1997, he traveled to Paris, France to study film at FEMIS. “The Machine Gun Woman” is his first feature documentary, in co-production with France.

• Francia

  Aranda

  Producer

  Francia Aranda Aliaga is a chilean journalist, filmmaker and executive producer. Working in film and documentary production since 1998, her credits include Neruda (2014), Manos (2013), Mosca (2022) and Redolés +50 años de cabaret (2023). She is a member of the Chilean Film Academy.

• Lise

  Bouzidi

  Producer

  Lise Bouzidi Vega. Producer at the Tierra y Libertad para Arauco Association (France). In the 1970s, she worked at Les Films du Nidal (France), participating as a screenwriter and editor on the film "Les Ambassadeurs" by Nacer Ktari.

Technical Info

Year of production: 2026
Format: Full HD / DCP 4K
Duration: 120 minutes
Countries: Chile
Director(s): Francisco López Ballo
Producer(s): Francia Aranda / Lise Bouzidi
Production Company: Ballover Films Spa, Terre et liberté pour Arauco
Social Media: balloverfilms.cl
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