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The Quispe Girls
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Wikipedia article
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| image = Las nias Quispe film poster.jpg
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| caption = Film poster
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| director = Sebastian Sepulveda
| producer = Juan de Dios Larrain
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| writer = Sebastian Sepulveda
| starring = Digna Quispe, Catalina Saavedra, Francisca Gaviln, Alfredo Castro, Segundo Araya
| music =
| cinematography = Inti Briones
| editing = Santiago Otheguy
| studio = Fbula
| distributor = Fbula, Swipe Films
| released =
| runtime = 83 minutes
| country = Chile
| language = Spanish
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'The Quispe Girls' is a 2013 Chilean film written and directed by Sebastin Seplveda. It is based on the true story of the Quispe sisters and on Juan Radrign's play "Las Brutas".
Plot
The film is based on the story of sisters Justa, Luca and Luciana Quispe, three goat-herders from the Chilean altiplano in the Atacama desert and Region, the home of the indigenous Colla people.
In 1974, the altiplano (highlands) goat-herders were concerned their animals were losing economic value as rumours about the military government expanded and reached the more isolated corners of the country.
Affected by the recent loss of another of their sisters, and frightened by the news that the military had reached the area of Copiapo, Justa, Luca and Luciana committed suicide by hanging themselves from a rock (along with their two dogs).
The film's suicide scene was performed on the same rock where the real incident occurred, and the role of Justa Quispe was played by her niece, Digna Quispe.
Movie director and screenwriter Sebastin Seplveda says about his first encounter with Digna Quispe: "I was very afraid of Digna when I first met her. She don't shake hands, she "shake" just the fingers, and in a very cold way", later she would accept a part in the project. Digna's harsh personality was considered a reflection of her life in the Altiplano, and her personality as such, left a mark on the film.[http://www.emol.com/noticias/magazine/2014/09/09/679347/director-de-pelicula-basada-en-caso-de-las-hermanas-quispe-da-altura-y-dignidad-a-su-muerte.html "A Digna yo le tena mucho miedo cuando la conoc. Ella no da la mano, sino que da los dedos, y de una forma muy fra", Sebastin Seplveda, al recordar sus primeros encuentros con la sobrina de las Quispe, quien luego acept interpretar a su ta Justa. Digna se sum as al equipo que integraban Catalina Saavedra y Francisca Gaviln en los roles de Luca y Luciana, respectivamente.] www.emol.com, Francisca Gonzlez Castillo, September 9, 2014, retrieved on October 29, 2014
Cast
* Catalina Saavedra as Luca Quispe
* Francisca Gaviln as Luciana Quispe
* Digna Quispe (the Quispe sisters' niece) as Justa Quispe
* Segundo Araya as Don Juan
* Alfredo Castro as Fernando
Awards
* Venice Film Festival Critics' Week, best cinematography.
* Lima Film Festival Critics' Award, and best cinematography.
* Festival Filmar, Switzerland Best Film.
* Lakino Film Festival Best Film.
* Mar del Plata International Film Festival Mention Best Film.
* CINEMATROPICAL AWARDS 2015. Best First Film. Nominated Best Film, Best Director.
Reception
* The film had a positive reception, though some criticized the awkwardness of integrating the inexperienced Digna Quispe with the rest of the crew. Digna, though brilliant, was illiterate and had no acting experience, with one reviewer saying her performance did not blend with those of Francisca Gaviln and Catalina Saavedra, the other two main characters.[http://cinechile.cl/crit&estud-376 Las nias Quispe (ES)] "Lo que complica la verosimilitud del trabajo de estas tremendas actrices es que la tercera hermana est interpretada por Digna Quispe, heredera de las mticas hermanas y una persona que en toda su corporalidad y expresin da cuenta de la relacin que existe desde su origen con el mundo que la rodea y la define".CRTICAS & ESTUDIOS "Las nias Quispe: el drama sin dolor" Cinechile, Enciclopedia del Cine Chileno / Santiago, Chile, Antonella Estevez, retrieved on October 28, 2014
* The Hollywood Reporter also gave a positive review, saying: "Sebastian Sepulveda's beautifully written, played and shot feature debut is as dark, pure and bleak as the lives of its subjects."[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/quispe-girls-las-ninas-quispe-618628 The Hollywood reporter critic] The hollywood reporter, Agoust 31, 2013 by Jonathan Holland
References
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