Southern District
For a rich upper-class family locked into their own little world, Bolivia's social changes threaten to burst their bubble. In La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the…
Southern District
For a rich upper-class family locked into their own little world, Bolivia's social changes threaten to burst their bubble. In La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the Southern District. Life goes on without major mishaps in a large house surrounded by a beautiful garden. It is a wonderful world, a great bubble of comfort, where different personal spheres coexist: the mother, along with her three children and the Aymara inhabitants of the house. The drama surfaces slowly, without narrative ploys, observing day-to-day activities until internal and external forces make the bubble burst. The film relates the story of the final days of an upper-class family, at a time when the country is undergoing social changes. —Tokyo International Film Festival The last days of an upper class family in the affluent Southern District of La Paz, Bolivia, at a time when the country is undertaking a revolutionary process. The minimalist story explores race and class issues and how an apartheid society coexists within very closed quarters. Played by an ensemble of non-actors, the film consists of a series of carefully orchestrated circular sequence shots.
Southern District
Drama
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For a rich upper-class family locked into their own little world, Bolivia's social changes threaten to burst their bubble. In La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the Southern District. Life goes on without major mishaps in a large house surrounded by a beautiful garden.
It is a wonderful world, a great bubble of comfort, where different personal spheres coexist: the mother, along with her three children and the Aymara inhabitants of the house. The drama surfaces slowly, without narrative ploys, observing day-to-day activities until internal and external forces make the bubble burst. The film relates the story of the final days of an upper-class family, at a time when the country is undergoing social changes.
—Tokyo International Film Festival The last days of an upper class family in the affluent Southern District of La Paz, Bolivia, at a time when the country is undertaking a revolutionary process. The minimalist story explores race and class issues and how an apartheid society coexists within very closed quarters. Played by an ensemble of non-actors, the film consists of a series of carefully orchestrated circular sequence shots..