{"id":2390,"date":"2021-07-12T10:38:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/?p=2390"},"modified":"2021-07-12T10:39:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:39:16","slug":"italys-stefilm-and-swedens-laika-board-chilean-docu-bastard-the-legacy-of-a-criminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiledoc.cl\/en\/italys-stefilm-and-swedens-laika-board-chilean-docu-bastard-the-legacy-of-a-criminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy\u2019s Stefilm and Sweden\u2019s Laika Board Chilean Docu \u2018Bastard \u2013 the Legacy of a Criminal\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Variety<\/a>
\nJULY 9, 2021<\/p>\n

Totoral Media Lab, producers of Chilean docu \u201cBastard \u2013 the Legacy of a Criminal\u201d (\u201cBastardo \u2013 la Herencia de un Genocida\u201d), one of the four non-fiction features participating in Cannes\u2019 Docs in Progress Showcase Chile, has inked a co-production pact at the March\u00e9 du Film with Stefilm, Stefano Tealdi\u2019s Italian production house, and Sweden\u2019s Laika Films and TV, represented by Andreas Rocks\u00e9n and Catalina Donoso.<\/p>\n

In addition to the deal, which all but assures its completion, the docu produced by Totoral\u2019s Clara Taricco and Antonia Valenzuela and directed by Pepe Rovano has snagged the Torino Film Lab Audience Design Fund, which aims to implement innovative audience development and outreach strategies at the point of distribution.<\/p>\n

Expressing pride for receiving international recognition through the Torino award, Rovano hailed \u201cBastard\u2019s\u201d \u201cmessage of reparation and story of injustice and human rights violations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBastard\u201d follows Rovano as he seeks a biological father he never knew. As he relates it, he was working on a human rights documentary when he found his father who also turned out to be involved in the infamous Las Coimas killings where communist party leaders were arrested and executed when Pinochet came into power. The father, now dying, first accepts him then rejects him when he finds out that Rovano is gay. Rovano then unites with the offspring of his father\u2019s victims in their struggle for truth and justice.<\/p>\n

Observed Tealdi: \u201cPepe lived his years of youth in Italy and this film, triggered by his longing for a father and subsequent return to Chile, most rightly sees the involvement of Italian resources and Stefilm as a co-production partner.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Italian audience will immediately feel the strong bond and connection Pepe has with both countries,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Laika\u2019s Rocks\u00e9n concurred: \u201cPepe Rovano\u2019s \u2018Bastardo\u2019 is, with its strong human rights signum, a documentary film that fits very well in the Laika catalog.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are also thrilled to now have Catalina Donoso in our producers\u2019 team; She has been a member of the impact team of \u2018Arica,\u2019 a film with a strong Chilean subject, and with Catalina\u2019s extensive experience in the Chilean film industry, there were no doubts when she introduced us to \u2018Bastard,\u2019\u201d Rocks\u00e9n continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cBastard\u201d is emblematic of the profound trauma that generations of Chileans continue to process despite the decades that have passed since Pinochet\u2019s vicious regime ended in 1990. It\u2019s a painful subject matter that Chile\u2019s filmmakers continue to dive into, although they have been exploring new themes and hybrid formats.<\/p>\n

The country sees an average of 15 documentaries released per annum although the pandemic\u2019s impact on production over the past 18 months may hamper next year\u2019s yield.<\/p>\n

The completed docu will likely have its world premiere by early next year.<\/p>\n

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