The title means ‘queens’ and we are immersed in a fractured family in Peru in the 70s. It’s the start of 10 years of dictatorship, at a time where inflation is doubling overnight and there is increasing unrest and violence in the streets.
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It’s hard not to leave this sparse and atmospheric Peruvian drama feeling desolate. Likened to Roma (2018) for its lush black-and-white cinematography and focus on an indigenous woman in central America, it is profoundly moving but a more fragmented and opaque experience. Continue reading
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