July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08) (Lima Independiente Festival)
November 25, 2021 (2021-11-25) (Peru)
Running time
82 minutes
Country
Peru
Language
Spanish
El viaje macho (lit.'The male journey') is a 2016 Peruvian dramaroad movie written, produced, and directed by Luis Basurto in his directorial debut.[1] It stars Luis Ramírez.[2] It is about 2 ex-prisoners who embark on a journey in search of the last freedom by getting on the "male train".[3]
Synopsis
Dr. Carlos Espejo has served a long and unjust sentence, and upon leaving he discovers a modern society different from the one he knew. The years in prison have changed his life: his son has moved away from the pressure of his father's conviction, and the search for his old friends and colleagues yields no results. With little to cling to in the city, Carlos will let himself be carried away by the Andean ravine riding the mythical "male train" guiding Nazario, a blind man he met in prison. Both will persevere to adapt to a changing world, embarking on the macho journey towards their ultimate freedom.[4]
In 2009, the film was financially supported by the Ibermedia program.[5] 3 years later, the film obtained S/.440,000 to start the formal production of the film after having won a Fiction Feature Film Works Project Contest awarded by the Ministry of Culture of Peru.[6]
Release
Festivals
El viaje macho premiered on July 8, 2016, at the Lima Independiente Festival 2016.[7] Before its commercial premiere, it participated in the 30th Biarritz Latin America Film Festival (France),[8] the 6th Quito Latin American Film Festival (Ecuador)[9] and the 6th Trujillo Film Festival 2019 (Peru).[10]
Comercial release
The film was scheduled to be released commercially in April 2020 in Peruvian theaters but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11][12] Finally, it was commercially released on November 25, 2021, in Peruvian theaters.[13]
