Days of Light (film)

Days of Light
Film poster
SpanishDías de luz
Directed by
  • Gloria Carrión Fonseca
  • Julio López Fernández
  • Enrique Medrano
  • Mauro Borges Mora
  • Enrique Pérez Him
  • Sergio Ramírez
Written by
  • Mauro Borges Mora
  • Enrique Pérez Him
Produced by
  • Grace González
  • Isabella Gálvez
  • Karolina Hernández Chavez
  • Natalia Hernández
  • Servio Mateo
  • Francisco Morales
  • Natalia Hernandez Somoarriba
  • Ingrid Stalling
CinematographyÁlvaro Rodríguez Sánchez
Edited by
  • César Custodio
  • Florencia Tissera
Music byRodrigo Denis
Release date
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Costa Rica
  • Panama
  • Honduras
  • El Salvador
  • Nicaragua
  • Guatemala
LanguageSpanish

Days of Light (Spanish: Días de luz) is a 2019 internationally co-produced anthology thriller drama film directed by six directors: Gloria Carrión Fonseca, Julio López Fernández, Enrique Medrano, Mauro Borges Mora, Enrique Pérez Him and Sergio Ramírez.[1] It was selected as the Honduran entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2]

Synopsis

For five days, a solar storm hits Central America. In each of these countries, its inhabitants will have to face life in its most basic terms, finding themselves disconnected from the technological comforts on which we currently depend. Fear, friendship and love explode under the shelter of the reunion with others, while the skies are illuminated by a colorful and never seen before tropical aurora.[1]

Cast

  • María Luisa Garita as Magdalena
  • Agustín Acevedo as Gabriel
  • Adela Aguero
  • Camila Selser as Sofía
  • Mauricio Aguilar
  • Alondra Altamirano as Yunaite
  • Patricio Arenas as Pedro
  • Michael Arguedas
  • Jurguen Brenes
  • Minor Brenes

Release

The film had its world premiere at the "30th AFI Latin American Film Festival" in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 2019.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "'Días de Luz': La primera película completamente centroamericana". cinecasual.com (in Spanish). September 20, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Steve Pond (January 8, 2021). "Oscars International Race Breaks Record With 93 Entries". The Wrap. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "DIAS DE LUZ - Austral Films". australfilms.com (in Spanish). Retrieved January 15, 2021.


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