New Delhi: ‘The Son of War – Being Awake’, was screened at the IFFI, Goa
yesterday. In an interaction with the media today, the Director, Ms. Julieta Noemi Ledesma, shared her experience on making the film as a debutant director and getting an opportunity for her film to feature in the ‘Cinema of the World’ category at the IFFI, 2016.
The film is a story about a son who decides to leave his family in the middle of a drought. As it progresses, the story unfolds to show how human values undergo a change and how the selfish and animalistic side of humans comes to the foreground in the times of diversity.
Talking about the pre-production journey of the film, Ms. Ledesma said that making this film was an intense experience and it took around 10 years to produce it. The film is a reflection of her personal experience, she added. The Director, while answering another question, said that she likes depicting reality and true emotions through her characters and would like to continue with same genre in future.
Ms. Carolina Lusa, Production manager of the film, said that this film is an Argentina-Uruguay production and she is glad that it is being screened at the IFFI 2016.
Mr. Pablo Rios, Actor of the film, said that it was his first experience as an actor and was a bit difficult to portray the character according to the desire of the Director, but thanks to the talented crew he was able to do everything smoothly.
Ms. Julieta Dolinski, Art Director of the film, described how challenging was it for her to create an ambience which was strange and silent, given the demand of the script, but she has tried her best to meet the vision of the Director.
Mr. Jorge Anibal Roman, Actor of the film, said that this is his 10th Film as an actor but working on this script was an intense experience.
