The waltz

The waltz

Original title: El vals de los inútiles
Production: Cusicanqui Films; La Pata de Juana
Country: Chile
Director: Edison Cajas
Script: Edison Cajas
Photography: Edison Cajas
Music: Pablo Ginjot
Year: 2013
Duration: 80
Genre: Historic documentary
Color: Color
Original language: Spanish
Languages available: Spanish
Subtitles: English

Synopsis:

Darío is a student who just lost the year at the National Institute after spending months in jail. Miguel Ángel is a successful businessman who during the Pinochet dictatorship was imprisoned for being considered a terrorist. During the social mobilization that erupts in 2011 in Chile, both decide to run with thousands of people around the Palace of La Moneda demanding free and quality education.

Awards:

Special Jury Prize, Valdivia International Film Festival, 2014

Best Documentary, American Documentary, Film Festival, USA, 2014

Special Jury Prize, Mar del Plata International Film Festival, 2013

CarteBlanche, Film Festival Locarno, 2013

Best documentary, in development, Fidocs, 2013

Best documentary in development, Doc Buenos Aires, 2013