Amparo (film)

Amparo is a 2021 Colombian drama film directed by Simón Mesa Soto and starring Sandra Melissa Torres, Diego Alejandro Tobón, Luciana Gallego, John Jairo Montoya and Adriana Vergara.^[1][2] Before arriving in Colombian theaters,^[3][4] the film participated in several international events like the Cannes, Chicago, Punta el Este and Lima film festivals, where it received awards and nominations.^[2][5][6]

Amparo
Directed by	Simón Mesa Soto
Produced by	Juan Sarmiento Héctor Ulloque
Starring	Sandra Melissa Torres Diego Alejandro Tobón John Jairo Montoya Luciana Gallego Adriana Vergara
Production companies	Ocúltimo Medio de Contención
Release date	2021 (2021)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Colombia
Language	Spanish

Plot

Elías, Amparo's eldest son, has just come of age and is eligible for compulsory military service, at a time when Colombia is immersed in a deep armed conflict and in a remote region where there seems to be no God and no law. Amparo knows that it is very likely that her son will not survive, and she begins to look for all kinds of solutions to save Elías from that fate. But there is a problem: Amparo only has one day to do it.^[2]

Cast

• Sandra Melissa Torres is Amparo
• Diego Alejandro Tobón is Elías
• John Jairo Montoya is Víctor
• Luciana Gallego is Karen
• Adriana Vergara is Lucía

Awards and nominations

Year	Event	Award/Category	Receptor	Result	Ref.
2021	Cannes Film Festival	Louis Roederer Foundation Award	Sandra Melissa Torres	Won	[5]
		Critics' Week Grand Prize	Simón Mesa Soto	Nominated	[7]
		Golden Camera		Nominated	[7]
	Chicago International Film Festival	Silver Hugo	Amparo	Won	[2]
	Elcine	International Critics Jury Award		Won	[3]
	Jerusalem Film Festival	Best internacional debut	Simón Mesa Soto	Nominated	[8]
2022	Punta del Este Film Festival	Best actress	Sandra Melissa Torres	Won	[3]
	Miami International Film Festival	Jordan Ressler Award	Simón Mesa Soto	Nominated	[9]
	Pingyao International Film Festival	Audience Award		Nominated	[10]
	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Horizons Award		Nominated	[11]

References

1. "Simón Soto: Fui deliberadamente político". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
2. "Cine Colombiano: Amparo". Proimágenes Colombia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
3. "Tras premio en Cannes, 'Amparo' llega a las salas de cine". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
4. "Luego de pasar por Cannes, se estrena en Colombia la película 'Amparo'". Caracol Radio (in Spanish). 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
5. "Sandra Torres, actriz colombiana reconocida en Cannes". El Espectador (in Spanish). 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
6. "Actriz colombiana Sandra Melissa Torres fue premiada en Cannes". El Colombiano. 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
7. "Amparo, la historia colombiana que se cuenta en Cannes". Semana (in Spanish). 2022-03-15. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
8. "Amparo". Jerusalem Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-13.
9. "Colombia presente en Miami Film Festival con cuatro títulos". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
10. "Amparo — Spielfilme". Flare Film (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-13.
11. "Festival de San Sebastián". San Sebastian Film Festival. Retrieved 2022-05-13.

External links

• Amparo at IMDb