MOTHER LODE
synopsis
Jorge leaves his home and family in the outskirts of Lima to try his luck in the goldmines of the Andes, chasing the promises of the mother lode. We follow Jorge through a journey full of omens, where reality and magical thinking blend together, as he discovers that the myth of wealth is built on sacrifices that become ever more tangible – while the boundaries between victims and oppressors get progressively vague and blurred. Mother Lode is a fable about the banality of the descent to hell in times of neoliberalism; it is a paradigm of a relentless world in which everything can be sacrificed in the name of profit.
international title: | Mother Lode |
original title: | Mother Lode |
country: | France, Italy, Switzerland |
sales agent: | Intramovies |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Matteo Tortone |
film run: | 86' |
screenplay: | Mathieu Granier, Matteo Tortone |
cinematography by: | Patrick Tresch |
film editing: | Enrico Giovannone |
music: | Ivan Pisino |
producer: | Nadège Labé, Alexis Taillant |
co-producer: | Margot Mecca, Benjamin Poumey |
production: | Wendigo Films, Malfé Film, C-Side Productions |