| 108 Cuchillo de Palo | |
| Native Name: | |
| Director: | Renate Costa |
| Producer: | Marta Andreu Susana Benito |
| Screenplay: | Renate Costa |
| Narrator: | Renate Costa |
| Cinematography: | Carlos Vásquez Méndez |
| Editing: | Núria Esquerra Carlos García |
| Studio: | Estudi Playtime |
| Distributor: | Urban Distribution Icarus Films |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Country: | Paraguay Spain |
| Language: | Spanish |
108 Cuchillo de Palo (es|Cuchillo de palo) is a Paraguayan-Spanish documentary film, directed by Renate Costa and released in 2010.[1] The film centres on Costa's investigation into the life and death of her uncle Rodolfo, who was one of the 108 gay men scapegoated by the authoritarian government of Alfredo Stroessner for a 1959 fire in Asunción.[2]
The film premiered in February 2010 at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival.[3] It was subsequently screened at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, where it was in contention for the Queer Palm for best LGBTQ-related film.[4]
The film went into commercial release in France in 2011, and in Spain in 2012.
The film was picked up for U.S. distribution by Icarus,[5] and saw a limited release in 2013.[1]
It was the winner of the Prix Caméra au poing and the Prix Première Caméra at the 2010 Montreal International Documentary Festival.[6]