Feliciano is an 8-year-old shepherd boy in the Peruvian Andes. He is elated by Peru’s chances to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, his environment is threatened by a contaminated lake because a mining company wants to take over the land. One day his alpacas disappear but the authorities ignore his family’s requests for help. Feliciano will seek to find his alpacas while the town unites to take action against the company.Trigger warnings: Contains scenes with verbal and physical violence, racial slurs, animal deaths and police abuse.
Reviews
The film dedicates its loving observation to that physical environment, to the alpacas, to the elaborate colourful attire of the women, to the sonority of the Quechua language.” Guillherme de Alencar Pinto, Diario La Diaria
Awards
2024 Berlin International Film Festival: Generation Kplus - Best Film (Nominated); Best Film Special Mention of the Generation Kplus international | 2924 Seattle Film Festival: Ibero American Competition Award | 2024 Hainan International Film Festival: Best Feature Film (Nominated)Screenings
Edinburgh - Filmhouse
October 5, 2025 (3.45pm)
