Pariente / Guilty Men

A gravel road in the middle of the night. Words are exchanged. A purse is handed over. Shots are fired. The village elder Alfonso is tired of paying protection money to the paramilitaries. What happens with the money “saved”, the parties involved cannot agree on. One of them is Willington, who is forced to stand by as his perfidious cousin marries the beautiful Mariana. As the mood intensifies among the love rivals, more and more thefts and incidents take place in the village. The nine-time Colombian Film Award-winning debut by Iván D. Gaona is a dramatic thriller shot in a Western feel that tackles the demobilization of paramilitaries in Colombia. A wonderfully orchestrated game of cat and mouse.