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Chilean Director Sebastián Cuevas Debuts Stirring Sanfic Works In Progress Title ‘Death Brought You Back’
Produced by Chile’s Praxia and Mala Films, the narrative turns on fraught family dynamics.
An ailing mother and estranged sister (Paola Lattus) reluctantly coax prodigal daughter Silvia (Patricia Cuyul) home after her 30-year absence in “ Death Brought you Back ” (“La muerte te vio volver”), the debut film from emerging Chilean director Sebastián Cuevas, selected for Sanfic Industria’s Ibero-American Works In Progress lineup. Produced by Catalina Alarcón at Amanda Puga’s Southern-Chilean outift Praxia and Santiago-based Mala Films, the script was penned by Cuevas and Paula Armstrong, the narrative focusing on the vast space between siblings as they come together to mourn the ill health of the family matriarch. All of these aspects, added to the atmosphere and landscapes of the island, make the story inevitably ascend to a universal level due to its themes,” he continued.
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