The Great Movement

2021

1 hr. 25 min.

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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Kiro Russo

Director

Francisa Arce De Aro

Mama Pancha

Israel Hurtado

Gallo

Gustavo Milán Ticona

Gato

Max Bautista Uchasara

Max

Julio César Ticona

Elder

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Edward Porter

Times (UK)

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

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

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

Aug 11, 2022

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William Repass

Slant Magazine

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

Rated: 3/4

Aug 9, 2022

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

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]

Rated: 8/10

Nov 20, 2023

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

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

Rated: 4/5

Aug 2, 2023

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Shane Slater

Awards Radar

El Gran Movimiento is a transfixing viewing experience.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 18, 2022

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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
Screenwriter: Kiro Russo
Production Co: Sovereign Films, Altamar Films, Socavón Cine, Bord Cadre Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Spanish

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