Based on harrowing true events, SONG WITHOUT A NAME tells the story of Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic - and never returned. Stonewalled by a byzantine and indifferent legal system, Georgina approaches journalist Pedro Campas, who uncovers a web of fake clinics and abductions - suggesting a rotting corruption deep within Peruvian society. Set in 1988, in a Peru wracked by political violence and turmoil, Melina León’s heart-wrenching first feature renders Georgina's story in gorgeous, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, "styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams" (Variety). SONG WITHOUT A NAME is a "Kafkaesque thriller" (The Hollywood Reporter) that unflinchingly depicts real-life, stranger-than fiction tragedies with poetic beauty.
- Year2019
- Runtime97 min
- LanguageQuechua
- CountryPeru
- PremiereDirectors’ Fortnight selection at Cannes 2019
- RatingNot Rated
- DirectorMelina León
- ScreenwriterMelina León, Michael J. White
- ProducerInti Briones, Melina León, Michael J. White
- Co-ProducerRolando Toledo, Rafael Álvarez, Patrick Bencomo, Andreas Roald, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal-Zade
- FilmmakerMelina León
- CastPamela Mendoz, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas, Maykol Hernández, Lidia Quispe
- CinematographerInti Briones
- EditorMelina León, Manuel Bauer, Antolín Prieto
- ComposerPauchi Sasaki
- Sound DesignPablo Rivas
Based on harrowing true events, SONG WITHOUT A NAME tells the story of Georgina, an indigenous Andean woman whose newborn baby is whisked away moments after its birth in a downtown Lima clinic - and never returned. Stonewalled by a byzantine and indifferent legal system, Georgina approaches journalist Pedro Campas, who uncovers a web of fake clinics and abductions - suggesting a rotting corruption deep within Peruvian society. Set in 1988, in a Peru wracked by political violence and turmoil, Melina León’s heart-wrenching first feature renders Georgina's story in gorgeous, shadowy black-and-white cinematography, "styled like the most beautiful of bad dreams" (Variety). SONG WITHOUT A NAME is a "Kafkaesque thriller" (The Hollywood Reporter) that unflinchingly depicts real-life, stranger-than fiction tragedies with poetic beauty.
- Year2019
- Runtime97 min
- LanguageQuechua
- CountryPeru
- PremiereDirectors’ Fortnight selection at Cannes 2019
- RatingNot Rated
- DirectorMelina León
- ScreenwriterMelina León, Michael J. White
- ProducerInti Briones, Melina León, Michael J. White
- Co-ProducerRolando Toledo, Rafael Álvarez, Patrick Bencomo, Andreas Roald, Dan Wechsler, Jamal Zeinal-Zade
- FilmmakerMelina León
- CastPamela Mendoz, Tommy Párraga, Lucio Rojas, Maykol Hernández, Lidia Quispe
- CinematographerInti Briones
- EditorMelina León, Manuel Bauer, Antolín Prieto
- ComposerPauchi Sasaki
- Sound DesignPablo Rivas