Los reyes del mundo / The Kings of the World
*Winner Feature Film Competition 2022*
Young Rá lives on the streets of Medellin with his friends Culebro, Sere, Winny and Nano. But hope is in sight for the gang: The government has granted Rá the right to a piece of land from which his family, like thousands of other Colombians, was once driven off by the paramilitaries. And so, the bunch sets off on the dangerous trip into the Colombian hinterland. It is the beginning of an exciting journey that oscillates between adventure and delirium. Set against the backdrop of Columbia's spectacular nature, director Laura Mora tells in breath-taking, immersive images and mystical dream sequences of the search by five stray good-for-nothings for happiness and justice. A wild cinematic ride!
About the director(s)
The Columbian director Laura Mora studied directing at the RMIT University in Melbourne. After directing the TV series PABLO ESCOBAR: EL PATRÓN DEL MAL (2012), she went on to shoot her feature film debut ANTES DEL FUEGO (2015). This was followed by the multi award-winning MATAR A JESÚS (2017), which screened at the ZFF in its Feature Film Competition section. After the Netflix series GREEN FRONTIER (2019), Mora presented her third feature-length fiction film, LOS REYES DEL MUNDO, which had its world premiere at San Sebastian Film Festival.
Filmography (selection): Los reyes del mundo (2022) | Green Frontier (TV series, 2019) | Matar a Jesús (2017) | Antes del fuego (2015) | Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal (TV series, 2012)
- Genre: Roadmovie
- Country, Year: Colombia, Spain, Norway, Luxembourg, Mexico, France, 2022
- Runtime: 100 Min
- Languages: Spanish
- Subtitles: German, English
- Director: Laura Mora
- Cast: Carlos Andrés Castañeda, Brahian Stiven Acevedo, Davidson Andrés Flores, Cristian David Campaña, Cristian Camilo David Mora
- Screenplay: Laura Mora, María Camila Arias
- Cinematography: David Gallego
- Editor: Sebastián Hernández
- Music: Leo Heiblum
- Producers: Cristina Gallego, Mirlanda Torres
- Production Companies: Ciudad Lunar, La Selva Cine, Iris Productions, Talipot.Studio, Mer Film, Iris Productions, Talipot.Studio, TU VAS VOIR
- World Sales: Film Factory Entertainment, Film Factory Entertainment
- Swiss Distribution: Xenix Filmdistribution GmbH
