{"id":10414,"date":"2019-09-17T08:29:44","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T06:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.nihrff.de\/6017-revision-v1\/"},"modified":"2024-06-21T10:25:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:25:48","slug":"films-2019-contestant-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nihrff.de\/en\/films-2019-contestant-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Contestant, The"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Contestant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

El Concursante<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

DIRECTOR(S): <\/strong>Carlos Osuna\u00a0\u00a0 COUNTRY: <\/strong>Colombia\u00a0\u00a0 YEAR: <\/strong>2017\u00a0\u00a0 LANGUAGE(S): <\/strong>Spanish\u00a0\u00a0 SUBTITLES: <\/strong>English\u00a0\u00a0 RUNNING TIME: <\/strong>82 min<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SECTION: <\/strong>International Forum 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

SCREENINGS <\/strong>
Friday, 04.10., 10.15 pm, kommkino
Tuesday, 08.10., 6.15 pm, kommkino<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SYNOPSIS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes there are days like this in Bogota. Crist\u00f3bal\u2019s mother drags him out of bed angrily, so that he can get hold of one of the pressure cookers a TV chef has promised viewers for a few stock-cube coupons. When Crist\u00f3bal arrives at the point of distribution, there is already an endless queue of different disadvantaged members of society. They grow closer together as they meet and the film ends as it should – with a revolt of the pressure cookers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing different social strata, the people in the queue are at first suspicious of each other but soon they form a sense of unity, holding each other\u2019s place in the queue or ganging up on those who attempt to cheat. Solidarity and friendships develop, while racism and police violence flare up and reveal the limitations of peaceful co-existence. This fast-paced film depicts a microcosm of Colombian society. In long shots, the camera takes in the queue and painting-like scenes that are full of comedy. Crist\u00f3bal is not the only character the viewer will fall for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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