Song Without a Name

Song Without a Name
Film poster
Directed byMelina León
Written byMelina León
Michael J. White
StarringPamela Mendoza
Tommy Párraga
Lidia Quipse
Lucio Rojas
Maykol Hernández
CinematographyInti Briones
Edited byMelina León
Manuel Bauer
Antolín Prieto
Music byPauchi Sasaki
Production
company
La Vida Misma Films
Distributed bySophie Dulac Distribution
Release date
  • 16 May 2019 (2019-05-16) (Cannes)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesPeru
Spain
Switzerland
United States
LanguagesSpanish
Quechua

Song Without a Name (Spanish: Canción sin nombre) is a 2019 drama film directed by Melina León. It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2] It was selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3] It is a co-production between Peru, Spain, Switzerland and the United States.[4]

Plot

A mother takes her newborn baby to a health clinic, but the baby and clinic both disappear.[5]

Cast

  • Pamela Mendoza
  • Tommy Párraga
  • Lidia Quipse
  • Lucio Rojas
  • Maykol Hernández

See also

References

  1. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (4 April 2019). "Cannes: Deerskin With Jean Dujardin to Open Directors' Fortnight". Variety. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie. "Cannes Directors' Fortnight unveils genre-heavy 2019 selection". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  3. ^ ""Canción sin nombre" es la película peruana precandidata a los premios Oscar 2021". El Comercio. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  4. ^ "'Canción sin nombre', de Melina León, gran candidata de Perú a la Mejor película iberoamericana en los Goya 2022". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). 16 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Film Review: 'Song Without a Name'". Variety. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2020.