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Loco Films Snags World Rights to ‘Seeds of the Desert,’ Colombia’s Answer to ‘Mad Max’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Set in a 'Mad Max'-like desert dystopia, 'Seed of the Desert' debuted tonight at the Tallinn Dark Nights Film Festival.
Set on a fictional desert continent, this resourceful thriller follows Caviche and Chelina, a young couple faced with a difficult decision when they discover an unexpected pregnancy. According to Tallinn programmer Javier Garcia Puerto, “[‘Seed of the Desert’] underlines the tendency of the current Latin American cinema to present contemporary stories, flirting with genres and exposing still prevailing social realities in a fantasy framework, without remaining stuck in classic urban drama.” Of their pickup, Loco Films’ Laurent Daniélou and Arnaud Godart told Variety, “We were struck by the mesmerizing cinematography of this frantic race through the desert from the first shot.
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