The 28th “Reel” Latin American Film Festival
Perro Bomba
Director: Juan Cáceres, Chile, France, 2019
Length: 80 minutes
About the film:https://pragda.com/film/perro-bomba/?sfc=1
Rating: NR ()
Showtime(s) and location(s):
Thursday, September 23, 5:00 p.m., Floyd Theater
Thursday, September 23, 7:30 p.m., Floyd Theater
Introduction: Dr. Trish Gray, Department of Political Science
Virtual screening:
Watch this film between 10/2/2021 and 10/08/2020.
Credentials needed
on Friday, October 8 at 6:30 p.m. on Zoom.
This precariously balanced life is disrupted when Junior, a childhood friend from Haiti, arrives in Chile seeking assistance from Steevens to establish himself. Junior has entered Chile without papers and doesn’t speak any Spanish. Steevens does everything he can to support his friend and even manages to get him a job with his employer. When an incident at their workplace erupts racial tensions and stokes a large anti-immigration sentiment in the city, Steveens loses his working documents. Now without a job, Steveens has to vacate his home and is left to wander the city, looking for a chance to restart his life beyond the margins of society.
Esta vida precariamente equilibrada se ve interrumpida cuando Junior, un amigo de la infancia de Haití, llega a Chile en busca de ayuda de Steevens para establecerse. Junior ha entrado a Chile sin papeles y no habla español. Steevens hace todo lo posible para apoyar a su amigo e incluso logra conseguirle un trabajo con su empleador. Cuando un incidente en su lugar de trabajo provoca tensiones raciales y aviva un gran sentimiento antiinmigración en la ciudad, Steveens pierde sus documentos de trabajo. Ahora, sin trabajo, Steveens tiene que abandonar su casa y vagar por la ciudad, buscando la oportunidad de reiniciar su vida más allá de los márgenes de la sociedad.