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La Fortaleza (film)

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'La Fortaleza' is a 2020 drama film directed by Jorge Thielen Armand. It premiered in the Tiger Competition of the 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam. A co-production between Venezuela, Colombia, France and The Netherlands, the film premiered in Venezuelan cinemas on 23 December 2021.

Plot



'La Fortaleza' is inspired by the real life story of the filmmaker's father, Jorge Roque Thielen, who in turn plays the main character. It is noted that the film oscillates between fiction and reality.

Roque, the protagonist, dives into the jungle to escape from his alcoholism, his demons and the social and economic crisis in Venezuela. However, the meeting with old friends and the promises of gold at a work in a mine divert his desire for redemption and he enters a vicious circle of violence around mining. This will make him sink in a cycle that devours his interior. In that moment, he will need the fortitude to emerge from the darkness and walk toward a new beginning.

Cast



* Jorge Roque Thielen H.

* Carlos "Fagua" Medina

* Yoni Naranjo

* Leudys Naranjo

Reception



Jordan Cronk of Film Comment claimed that 'La Fortaleza' was "a solemn tale of exile and redemption". Sergio Monsalve of El Nacional wrote that "in its paradoxes lies the best cinema of Venezuela". It also received the Special Mention in the Rome Independent Film Festival 2020. It was awarded the Grand Prix Marchica for Best Film and the Best Actor Award at the Festival International De Cinma Et De Mmoire Commune in Nador, Morocco.

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