Synopsis
Set in the fields and villages of the bleak Bolivian mining capital Huanuni, Dark Skull is a stark yet dreamlike neo-realist film engulfed with an atmosphere unlike any other. Mamami’s life revolves around petty crime, drinks and drugs – a teenager so removed from sobriety spending a life of listless wandering and sleeping. Upon the death of his father, Mamami is taken in by his godfather and finds himself replacing his father’s position in the mine. Soon he finds out a dark secret linking his father’s death to his godfather, a situation that soon explodes during a company outing. Dark Skull is a film powerfully mounted with the performances of its non-actors. The camera roves between the lines of documentary and fiction, capturing the gravity of the shadowy landscapes and the greasy mechanical movements of the mine to hypnotic effect. Dark Skull will be screened together with Enterprisse. Total duration is 104 minutes.