Amparo (film) explained

Amparo
Director:	Simón Mesa Soto
Producer:	Juan Sarmiento Héctor Ulloque
Starring:	Sandra Melissa Torres Diego Alejandro Tobón John Jairo Montoya Luciana Gallego Adriana Vergara
Studio:	Ocúltimo Medio de Contención
Runtime:	95 minutes
Country:	Colombia
Language:	Spanish

Amparo is a 2021 Colombian drama film directed by Simón Mesa Soto and starring Sandra Melissa Torres, Diego Alejandro Tobón, Luciana Gallego, John Jairo Montoya and Adriana Vergara.^{[1] [2]} Before arriving in Colombian theaters,^{[3] [4]} the film participated in several international events like the Cannes, Chicago, Punta el Este and Lima film festivals, where it received awards and nominations.^{[5] [6]}

Plot

Elías, Amparo's eldest son, has just come of age and is eligible for compulsory military service, at a time when Colombia is immersed in a deep armed conflict and in a remote region where there seems to be no God and no law. Amparo knows that it is very likely that her son will not survive, and she begins to look for all kinds of solutions to save Elías from that fate. But there is a problem: Amparo only has one day to do it.

Cast

• Sandra Melissa Torres is Amparo
• Diego Alejandro Tobón is Elías
• John Jairo Montoya is Víctor
• Luciana Gallego is Karen
• Adriana Vergara is Lucía

Awards and nominations

!Year!Event!Award/Category!Receptor!Result!Ref.

2021	Cannes Film Festival	Louis Roederer Foundation Award	Sandra Melissa Torres
		Critics' Week Grand Prize	Simón Mesa Soto		^[7]
		Golden Camera
	Chicago International Film Festival	Silver Hugo	Amparo
	Elcine	International Critics Jury Award
	Jerusalem Film Festival	Best internacional debut	Simón Mesa Soto		^[8]
2022	Punta del Este Film Festival	Best actress	Sandra Melissa Torres
	Miami International Film Festival	Jordan Ressler Award	Simón Mesa Soto		^[9]
	Pingyao International Film Festival	Audience Award			^[10]
	San Sebastián International Film Festival	Horizons Award			^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-10 . Simón Soto: Fui deliberadamente político . 2022-05-13 . El Espectador . spanish.
2. Web site: Cine Colombiano: Amparo . 2022-05-13 . Proimágenes Colombia . es.
3. Web site: 2022-04-29 . Tras premio en Cannes, 'Amparo' llega a las salas de cine . 2022-05-13 . El Tiempo . spanish.
4. Web site: 2022-04-29 . Luego de pasar por Cannes, se estrena en Colombia la película 'Amparo' . 2022-05-13 . Caracol Radio . es.
5. Web site: 2021-10-21 . Sandra Torres, actriz colombiana reconocida en Cannes . 2022-05-13 . El Espectador . spanish.
6. Web site: 2021-07-14 . Actriz colombiana Sandra Melissa Torres fue premiada en Cannes . 2022-05-13 . El Colombiano .
7. Web site: 2022-03-15 . Amparo, la historia colombiana que se cuenta en Cannes . 2022-05-13 . Semana . spanish.
8. Web site: Amparo . 2022-05-13 . Jerusalem Film Festival . en.
9. Web site: Colombia presente en Miami Film Festival con cuatro títulos . 2022-05-13 . El Nuevo Siglo . es.
10. Web site: Amparo — Spielfilme . 2022-05-13 . Flare Film . de.
11. Web site: Festival de San Sebastián . 2022-05-13 . San Sebastian Film Festival.