MoreThan Films has acquired Colombian filmmaker Sebastián Múnera‘s film “Meteorite,” which will have its world premiere in Venice Critics’ Week (Sept. 2-12).
The film follows Tefa and Nia, who live in a small town near the Magdalena River, where they raise Nia’s young nephew. Nia persuades Tefa to join her in smuggling cellphones into the regional prison. Their journey leads them through an extravagant amusement park built on the grounds of a drug lord’s former estate.
“As they wander among water slides, verdant paths, and concrete dinosaurs, disquieting memories whisper in the summer heat. In a landscape where violence lingers beneath every surface, Tefa is drawn toward an inevitable encounter,” according to the synopsis.
Queralt Pons Serra, managing partner at MoreThan Films, said, “What excited us about ‘Meteorite’ from the beginning was the strength and singularity of Sebastián’s gaze. You can really feel his artistic background in the way he approaches images, spaces and textures, creating a world that is incredibly cinematic, beautiful and also deeply emotional. There is something very immersive and atmospheric about the film that stayed with us long after watching it.”
Múnera is a Colombian visual artist and filmmaker. He was a resident at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris, invited by the Centre Georges Pompidou. His films have been selected at festivals such as IFFR Rotterdam, DOK Leipzig and FICCI Cartagena. He has received distinctions including the Humberto Solás Cine en Construcción Award and the International Symposium on Auteur Cinema Altiplano Incuba Award.
“Meteorite,” his first fiction feature, was awarded at work-in-progress programs in Málaga and Cartagena.
The producers are Sebastian Martinez, Mauricio S. Burckhardt (Haus Kino), Valeria Mejia, Sebastián Múnera (Entre Acto), Abel Villa Romero, Deimer Quintero Vertel (Archipiélago Sonoro) and Rodrigo Ramos (Pos[T] La Casa).
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