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Swiss Oscar Entry ‘Queens’ Helped Director Klaudia Reynicke Reconnect With Her Native Peru: “I Guess Cinema Allows This, Right?” – Contenders International
Klaudia Reynicke, who left Peru at age 10, says Queens helped her reconnect with her roots after spending most of her life in Europe and the U.S.
Director and co-writer Klaudia Reynicke, who left her native Peru at the age of 10, says the film helped her reconnect with her roots after spending most of her life in Europe and the U.S. “I didn’t think it in a conscious way, but I had a need of going back to Peru and shooting something in Spanish,” she said during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: International awards-season showcase. While Queens is not Reynicke’s own personal story, “it’s definitely very, very connected to it,” she said.The touching family drama — which also has comedic elements — is set in 1992 Peru as the country undergoes social and political upheaval.
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