Yajaira, a young but strong Embera woman, lives with her daughter Maria in a violent Bogotá neighborhood. Haunted by dreams of the jungle, she longs to return to the village she once called home. After a tragedy strikes, they have no choice but to leave. Jhon, a charismatic young gang member, joins them on their dangerous journey to the Andágueda River, driven by motives he keeps hidden.
Donde Comienza el Río is a poignant, poetic film where a perilous escape becomes a journey of healing. As the jungle reemerges through memory and dream, masks fall and reality is touched by the magic of Yajaira’s inner world.
Donde Comienza el Río is a poignant, poetic film where a perilous escape becomes a journey of healing. As the jungle reemerges through memory and dream, masks fall and reality is touched by the magic of Yajaira’s inner world.
- Festivals
- Toronto International Film Festival
- Director
- Juan Andrés Arango Garcia
- Producer
- Annick Blanc, Maria Gracia Turgeon, Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto
- Screenwriter
- Juan Andrés Arango Garcia
- Cinematographer
- Nicolas Canniccioni
- Editor
- Xi Feng
- Music
- Frannie Holder
- Cast
- Girleza Duave Cerezo, Juan David Junca Linares, Ana Michell Nama Dumaza