THE LOST CITY
(LA CIUDAD PERDIDA)
Francisco Hervé (Documentary Film I 78 min. I Chile, France I 2016).
Produced by: Panchito Films, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma.
World premiere: Visions du Réel Nyon 2016
Festivals: 20+ selections: SANFIC (Chile) I Cine de los extremos Iquique FIC (Best Film) I FICAMS (Best Director) I FIDOCS (Jury’s Special mention) I Bogotá MIDBO I Moscow IDFF I etc.
Aysén, a region of Chilean Patagonia, is as large as England but has only 90,000 inhabitants. They live in isolation, with almost no roads, in a stunning and rugged landscape. Somewhere in this lost world lies a mysterious city. Five hundred years ago, a group of conquistadors built a city made entirely of gold. It is still there. Anyone who sets foot in the golden city becomes immortal but the cost is the loss of their memory. It is the lost city of the Caesars, and you are here to find it.