Las voces

  • 106'
  • Mexico
  • 2014
In 2006, Carlos Armella made his co-directing debut with Toro negro, an impressive docu portrait that undoubtedly was the inspiration for his own first feature. In the ominous The Voices, Armella asks what can happen to the main character of a documentary once their filmic purpose has been served.
Filmmaker Sebastian makes the reverse journey from Mexico City that almost all of the inhabitants of the deserted, dusty hamlet La Estancia have made. Searching for inspiration (and a better life?), he comes across the two sole remaining residents: the aged Don Jesús Vallejo and his son Juan Diego. Fascinated by their isolated lives and Juan Diego’s absolute loneliness, Sebastian starts to film.
The improbable but intense friendship that arises between them is rudely disrupted when Sebastian goes back to the city - but he promises to return. Years later, he keeps his word, and although Juan Diego seems nowhere to be found, their close bond still reverberates in the hamlet.
  • 106'
  • Mexico
  • 2014
Director
Carlos Armella
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
Mexico, Argentina
Year
2014
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
106'
Medium
DCP
International title
The Voices
Language
Spanish
Producers
Yadira Aedo, Alejandro Moreno
Production Company
Dreammaker Productions
Sales
Dreammaker Productions
Screenplay
Carlos Armella
Cinematography
Diego Rodríguez
Editor
Carlos Armella
Production Design
Marcela Venegas
Music
Carlos Mier
Cast
Gilberto Barraza, Waldo Facco
Local Distributor
Hubert Bals Fund
Director
Carlos Armella
Premiere
World premiere
Countries of production
Mexico, Argentina
Year
2014
Festival Edition
IFFR 2014
Length
106'
Medium
DCP
International title
The Voices
Language
Spanish
Producers
Yadira Aedo, Alejandro Moreno
Production Company
Dreammaker Productions
Sales
Dreammaker Productions
Screenplay
Carlos Armella
Cinematography
Diego Rodríguez
Editor
Carlos Armella
Production Design
Marcela Venegas
Music
Carlos Mier
Cast
Gilberto Barraza, Waldo Facco
Local Distributor
Hubert Bals Fund