| Iluminados | |
| Director: | Ricardo Jhon |
| Producer: | Ricardo Jhon Jhonatan Díaz |
| Cinematography: | Jesús Núñez |
| Editing: | Thony Bravo Ugo Ávila |
| Studio: | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| Distributor: | Club Universitario de Deportes |
| Runtime: | 77 minutes |
| Country: | Peru |
| Language: | Spanish |
Iluminados, stylized as Il(U)minados, is a 2024 Peruvian documentary film co-produced and directed by Ricardo Jhon. It follows the events that happened before, during, and after the 2023 Liga 1 final between Universitario de Deportes and Alianza Lima, the two most emblematic and historical Peruvian clubs that faced for a national title after fourteen years.[1]
The film was theatrically released nationwide on February 24, 2024. A sequel, Esta es la U, is scheduled to be released on December 12, 2024.
Iluminados was released via streaming on Ticketmaster on February 15, 2024.[2] The next day, it had an avant premiere on February 16, 2024,[3] then it was commercially released on February 24, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.[4] On May 1, 2024, the film was released for free in Universitario's YouTube channel.[5]
On February 27, 2024, during a screening of the film in a cinema in San Juan de Miraflores, a fan lit a flare that activated the security protocols by the cinema staff.[6] Due to this dangerous action, the film was withdrawn from the national cinema chains and the distribution plans for the film in provinces were cancelled.[7] [8]
On November 13, 2024, after the two-time Universitario de Deportes championship in its Centennial year, a sequel titled Esta es la U was announced, which will narrate all events that occurred during its one hundred years of foundation.[9] It is scheduled to be released on December 12, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.[10]