Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival - Kinra

Presented By: Latin American Cultural Center + CMU Department of Modern Languages (Hispanic Studies)

Sponsored By: Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation

Original Title: Kinra

Duration: 157 minutes

Country: Peru Language: Quechua, Spanish with English Subtitles

Director: Marco Panatonic

Kinra follows the story of Atoqcha, an Andes peasant who moves to Cusco to find work and training. With a sensitive, authentic touch in depicting the lives of the Peruvian people, this film weaves a touching story through its mise en scene and complex characters. At its core, it is a story of migration true to many modern countries’ histories—that of people roaming from their rural lands to cities—but also one of movement, existence, and all that comes in between. Travels, work, and bureaucracy are given time and space on screen alongside rest, rituals, and conversations in the ancient Quechua tongue. All comes together to leave one wondering about the power of one’s origins, and about the constant inner drive to tie identity to homeland.

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