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ALOFT

by Claudia Llosa

synopsis

When Ivan is a boy his mother Nana works on a farm where she also takes care of Gully, Ivan’s younger brother whose mental health is deteriorating as a result of a debilitating illness. Nana tells Ivan to support his brother but he defiantly withdraws into a world of his own instead where he follows his falcon Inti’s manoeuvres in the air. One day a healer arrives at the place where they live. Through him, Nana discovers her own healing powers. Together they build fragile tents from twigs where they help heal other people’s children. But then a tragic accident occurs which tears Nana's family apart. Years later – as the story reverts to the present – Ivan sets off in search of his mother. He is a father himself now and he has heard Nana has set up her tent at the end of a frozen lake.

international title: Aloft
original title: Aloft
country: United States, Spain, France
sales agent: Dreamcatchers
year: 2014
genre: fiction
directed by: Claudia Llosa
film run: 112'
release date: FR 26/10/2016
screenplay: Claudia Llosa
cast: Jennifer Connelly, Mélanie Laurent, Cillian Murphy, William Shimell, Zen McGrath, Nancy Drake, Winta McGrath, Erika Marxx
cinematography by: Nicolas Bolduc
art director: Réjean Labrie
costumes designer: Heather Neale
music: Michael Brook
producer: Ibón Cormenzana, Mark Johnson, Phyllis Laing, José María Morales, Jérôme Vidal
production: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Wanda Visión, Noodles Productions, Manitoba Films, Buffalo Gal Pictures
distributor: Jour2fête

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