Three Souls (Spanish: Tres almas) is a 2021 Chilean Western drama film written and directed by José Guerrero Urzúa.[1] It is about 3 pirquineros that will come to mind a common memory regarding the tragedy that occurred in the high Atacama mountain range.[2] It is the second film that tells the story of the Quispe sisters after The Quispe Girls (2013).[3]

Three Souls
Promotional release poster
Directed byJosé Guerrero Urzúa
Written byJosé Guerrero Urzúa
Produced byJhon Aguiño
José Guerrero Urzúa
Patricio Morales Pinto
Sandra Cárcamo
Sebastián König Besa
CinematographyNicolás Castillo Mazu
Edited byBárbara Mellado Piña
Music byLuis Abarca Carvajal
Production
company
Palimpsesto Films
Release date
August 14, 2021 (Fort Smith International Film Festival)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards,[4] but it was not selected.[5]

Synopsis edit

On December 3, 2000, three pirquineros rode horses to a long-awaited gold vein located in the high Atacama mountain range. Upon arriving at the place, they set up a camp in the area where the tragedy occurred with the Quispe sisters in December 1974, from there traumatic, violent and macabre memories related to that event will emerge in their heads.[6]

Cast edit

The actors participating in this film are:[7]

  • Daniela Milla
  • Ermelinda Milla
  • Paolo Segura
  • Sandra Cárcamo
  • Alfredo Poblete
  • Gonzalo Jara
  • Danilo Palacios
  • Claudio Pérez

Production edit

Principal photography began in March 2019 in Atacama, Chile.[8]

Release edit

Three Souls had its world premiere on August 14, 2021, at the Fort Smith International Film Festival,[9] then it was screened in September of the same year at the 12th Cinefantasy International Film Festival.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Cine: Tres almas – Centro Cultural de San Joaquín" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  2. ^ "THREE SOULS". cinando.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ "Cine chileno tendrá segunda película sobre la historia de las hermanas Quispe". noticine.com. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ Velvet, Revista; Buchholz, Rommy (2021-10-14). "Las 12 películas que podrían representar a Chile en los Premios Óscar". Revista Velvet (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  5. ^ "Oscars Race: Bhutan Submits 'Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom' for Best International Feature Film". Variety. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  6. ^ "Tres almas". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  7. ^ "Reparto Completo de Tres Almas (Cine.com)". cine.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  8. ^ ""Tres almas": Película en rodaje en Atacama dialoga con la historia de las hermanas Quispe". El Desconcierto - Prensa digital libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  9. ^ "Fort Smith International Film Festival | Fort Smith - Arkansas". 2023-07-29. Archived from the original on 2023-07-29. Retrieved 2023-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ "El largometraje TRES ALMAS de José Guerrero Urzúa ha sido seleccionado en la 12va Edición de Cinefantasy International Film Festival". Facebook. Retrieved 2023-07-29.

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