International Competition

Colombianos

Tora Mårtens
Screening time  
26.02. / Tuesday, 18:00 - 20:00 Theatre 4  
28.02. / Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 Theatre 2  
02.03. / Saturday, 13:00 - 15:00 Theatre 3  
A rich piece of dramatic storytelling about the love between two brothers, their struggle for a better life and the turbulent relationship that threatens to break apart their family.

Two handsome Colombian brothers raised in Stockholm, Sweden, by their fiercely independent and emotional single mother could not be more different. Pablo is an ambitious, driven and responsible medical student living in Colombia, while Fernando spends his time back in Stockholm roaming the suburbs with his pit bull and partying with friends. The two are reunited when Pablo convinces Fernando to confront his substance abuse and come and live with him in Colombia. Pablo has a plan on how to get Fernando clean in six months. They set out on a journey filled with trials and tribulations that put their relationship to the test. Colombianos is a rich and beautiful piece of dramatic storytelling about the love between two brothers, their struggle for a better life and the turbulent relationship that threatens to break apart their family.

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Tora Mårtens

Tora Mårtens was born in Stockholm in 1978. She has a background as a photographer and her work has been widely published in various magazines and newspapers and displayed in several museums and galleries. Tora Mårtens graduated from Dramatiska institutet in 2007. She directed and produced the documentary Tommy (2007) that was competing for a Golden and a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2008, and got awarded at Ann Arbor Film Festival. In 2009 her film Bye Bye C’est Fini (2008) was awarded for best short documentary: Interfilm Berlin ZDF Award at the festival Interfilm Berlin. Tora was also awarded the “Boundless Media Contest Prize” in France for her film Dolce Vita with Bacon (2006).
 

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Colombianos

Finland, Sweden
2012, 90', video

Directed by:
Tora Mårtens

Screenplay by:
Tora Mårtens

Cinematography:
Erik Vallsten

Edited by:
Tora Mårtens

Music:
Andreas Unge

Producer:
Antonio Russo Merenda

Produced by:
Hysteria Film AB

Festivals & Awards:

DOK Leipzig 2012 - Golden Dove for Best Feature Length Documentary; Tempo Documentary Festival 2012 - Honourable Mention; Hamptons International Film Festival 2012 - Golden Starfish Award for Best Documentary Feature; HotDocs International Documentary Festival 2012; Antenna International Documentary Festival 2012; Gothenburg International Film Festival 2012.