On August 1st, 2004, a supermarket in Asunción was burnt down by a fire. Inside there were about 1000 people of which approximately 400 died and 500 were wounded. Survivors and witnesses stated that the supermarket’s doors were intentionally closed to prevent customers from leaving without paying The two trials against the responsible people are reported on this documentary which strongly reveals Paraguay’s social disruption.
Genre: Documentary
Language: Spanish
Subtitles: Italian, French, English
Duration: 88′
Production Year: 2008
Director: Ricardo Alvarez
Screenplay: Silvana Nuovo
Photo: Ricardo Alvarez, Paolo Nuovo
Editing: Andrea Gandolfo
Soundtrack: Wolfgang Krauch, Mike Cardozo
Production: Kinemultimedia with the support of the National Fund for Culture and the Arts
Awards and honors
«Observatorio de cine» Award as best documentary project, “Forum de producción documental” of Buenos Aires, DocBsAs2007
“51st International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, Dok Leipzig 2008″ selection
“X Festival Internacional de Documentales Santiago Alvarez In Memoriam 2009″ official selection
“12FMCE Festival de Málaga Cine Español 2009″ official selection
“V Festival Cinematográfico Internacional El ojo cojo 2009″ official selection
“41 Muestra de cine del Atlántico, Alcances 2009″ selection
“6° FICCO Festival Internacional de Cine Contemporáneo de la Ciudad de México” official selection
National Premiere in 2009 by Canal 13
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