| Bad Neighbor | |
| Director: | Ricardo Jara |
| Producer: | Ricardo Jara Marcela Nieto |
| Cinematography: | Ricardo Jara Marcela Nieto Christian Salgado Samuel Durán Alexís Berrios Javier Aguirre |
| Editing: | Ricardo Jara Marcela Nieto |
| Music: | Ricardo Jara |
| Studio: | Cabrochico |
| Released: | November 10, 2021 (theaters) |
| Runtime: | 95 minutes |
| Country: | Chile |
| Language: | Spanish |
Bad Neighbor (Spanish: Mal vecino) is a 2020 Chilean documentary film directed by Ricardo Jara and written by Jara & Marcela Nieto.[1] It is about the fight of a community in the Maule Region against the company Coexca S.A. that since its installation in the rural zone generated a serious environmental danger.[2]
A community in the Maule Region is in conflict, the company Coexca S.A, dedicated to raising, slaughtering and exporting pig meat, decides to install a mega pig farm in the rural area of the San Javier commune, which would reach a total of 144,000 animals, fear and mistrust, a series of irregularities that also add to the current pollution that this plant is generating in the daily lives of the residents of San Javier and Cauquenes.[3]
Bad Neighbor had an initial premiere on March 13, 2020 at the Municipal Theater of San Javier, Chile.[4] It premiered on October 30, 2021 on digital platforms,[5] then starting on November 10 of the same year, it began a theatrical tour throughout Chile.[6]
| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Patagonia Eco Film Fest | Best Feature Film - Audience Award | Bad Neighbor | [7] | |
| Rengo International Film Festival | Best Editing | Ricardo Jara & Marcela Nieto | [8] | ||
| 2021 | Cali Environmental Film Festival | Green Screen Latin America | Bad Neighbor | [9] | |
| Viña del Mar International Film Festival | Best Film in the Territorial Gaze | [10] |