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Monos is a 2019 drama film directed by Alejandro Landes, written by Landes and Alexis Dos Santos, produced by Fernando Epstein, Santiago Zapata, Cristina Landes and Alejandro himself. It stars Julianne Nicholson and Moisés Arias. The film happens on a faraway mountaintop, where eight kids with guns watch over a hostage and a conscripted milk cow.
The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on 26 January 2019, where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award.
Plot
[edit]In a remote mountaintop setting somewhere in Latin America, a rebel group of teenage commandos bearing noms de guerre like Rambo, Smurf, Bigfoot, Wolf and Boom-Boom perform military training exercises while watching over a prisoner (Julianne Nicholson) and a conscripted milk cow for a shadowy force known only as "The Organization". After an ambush drives the squadron into the jungle, fracturing their intricate bond, the mission begins to collapse.
Director Alejandro Landes examines the chaos and fog of war from the unique perspective of adolescence, banding together a diverse young cast of seasoned professionals (including Hannah Montana's Moisés Arias) and untrained neophytes thrust into an unforgiving, irrational and often surreal environment where anything can happen — even peace.
Cast
[edit]- Julianne Nicholson as Doctora
- Moisés Arias as Bigfoot
- Sofia Buenaventura as Rambo
- Julian Giraldo as Wolf
- Karen Quintero as Lady
- Laura Castrillón as Swede
- Deiby Rueda as Smurf
- Esneider Castro as Boom Boom
- Paul Cubides as Dog
- Wilson Salazar as The Messenger
- Jorge Román as The Gold miner
Production
[edit]Shot on location in Colombia on the Chingaza páramo in Cundinamarca and on the jungle of the Samaná river canyon in Antioquia. Both locations had never been caught on film due to the extreme conditions in terms of access and weather.
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance Film Festival | 2 February 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award | MONOS by Alejandro Landes | Won | [1] |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 15 February 2019 | Teddy Award – Best Feature Film | MONOS by Alejandro Landes | Nominated | [2] |
| Cartagena Film Festival | 11 March 2019 | Audience Award | MONOS by Alejandro Landes | Won | [3] |
| Cinélatino Rencontres de Toulouse | 30 March 2019 | Prix CCAS, Prix Des Électriciens Gaziers | MONOS by Alejandro Landes | Won | [4] |