The Great Movement

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The Great Movement

2021

1h 25m

Drama

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Bolivia, today. After walking for a week, Elder and his miner companions arrive in La Paz to demand for the reinstatement of their job. Suddenly, Elder starts to feel sick... With the help of the elderly Mamá Pancha, Elder and his friends find work in the market. But Elder's condition worsens, he's choking and struggling for breath... Mamá Pancha sends him to Max -- a witch doctor, hermit and clown -- who may be able to bring the young man back to life.

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The Great Movement is a strangely compelling kaleidoscope of social realism for thinkers who enjoy being challenged.

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Edward Porter

The Times (UK)

08/24/2022

4/5

In its mix of social realism and dream-like strangeness, this Bolivian film is pretty much Ken Loach meets David Lynch.

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

08/11/2022

Russo is more interested in found surreality than in narrative. But as an incantatory exercise, “El Gran Movimiento” is pleasingly disorienting.

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William Repass

Slant Magazine

08/09/2022

3/4

Writer-director Kiro Rosso’s sociological, pseudo-documentary film suggests a mosaic resolving out of innumerable shards.

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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

08/13/2024

3.5/5

Kiro Russo captures a tormented, changing La Paz in his latest film, El Gran Movimiento, with Antonioni-esque style and mesmerising results.

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

11/20/2023

8/10

With The Great Movement, Kiro Russo demonstrates his brilliant ability to weave documentary realism with fascinating fiction, creating a unique experience... [Full review in Spanish]

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

08/02/2023

4/5

When the movie seems to come to a lull, it suddenly acquires a fantastic dimension in its journey and realism. [Full review in Spanish]

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Synopsis

Bolivia, today. After walking for a week, Elder and his miner companions arrive in La Paz to demand for the reinstatement of their job. Suddenly, Elder starts to feel sick... With the help of the elderly Mamá Pancha, Elder and his friends find work in the market. But Elder's condition worsens, he's choking and struggling for breath... Mamá Pancha sends him to Max -- a witch doctor, hermit and clown -- who may be able to bring the young man back to life.

Director: Kiro Russo
Producer: Pablo Paniagua, Alexa Rivero, Kiro Russo
Screenwriter: Kiro Russo
Production Co: Socavón Cine, Bord Cadre Films, Altamar Films, Sovereign Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 25m