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"Pachamama"

"Pachamama"Pachamama
(2008, 104 min.) BOLIVIA/JAPAN
Director: Toshifumi Matsushita
In Quechua and Aymara with English subtitles.

A warm and vibrant coming-of-age film follows Kunchari, a traditional Quechua boy, who joins his father on a trek across Bolivia to trade the salt they have gathered at the salt lake. As they and their pack animals slowly make their way, Kunchari’s many experiences—hardship, tragedy and the joy of first love—reveal to him the gift of Pachamama, the fullness of life itself.

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Toshifumi Matsushita

2009 Native Cinema Showcase

2009 Native American Film and Video Festival - US premiere

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