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The Lonely Navigator (V.O French subtittled)

Four epic voyages carried out between 1931 and 1955, including the first circumnavigation vía Good Hope cape, Leeuwin Cape and Horn cape, elevated the Argentinian Vito Dumas as one of the largest lone navigators in history, raising it to the Olympus of the popular idols. But every hero also descends into hell. The envy of some and the hatred of others due to political reasons distorted his figure to turn Dumas into the "unmentionable" of the Argentine nautical.

  • Rodolfo Petriz
    Director
  • Rodolfo Petriz
    Writer
  • Rodolfo Petriz
    Producer
  • Luis Petriz
    Key Cast
    "Vito Dumas"
  • Ricardo Cufré
    Key Cast
  • Diego Dumas
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    El Navegante Solitario
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 48 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 1, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    40,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Argentina
  • Country of Filming:
    Argentina, France, United States, Uruguay
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • BAFICI 2019 (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente)
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    April 12, 2019
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine delas Alturas de Jujuy 2019
    Jujuy
    Argentina
    September 12, 2019
    Official Competition
  • 15º TUCUMÄN CINE
    Tucumán
    Argentina
    October 16, 2020
    Competencia Oficial Latinoamericana
  • TARAPACÁ FIC
    Iquique
    Chile
    November 27, 2020
    Competencia Oficial Documental
  • Sport Fiim LIBEREC
    Liberec
    Czech Republic
    October 1, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Ensenada
    Ensenada
    Argentina
    December 6, 2019
    Oficial Selection
  • 15º Festival Internacional de Cine de Montaña de Ushuaia
    Ushuaia
    Argentina
    August 17, 2021
    Special Mention
Director Biography - Rodolfo Petriz

Rodolfo Petriz was born in Temperley, Buenos Aires, in 1971. He is a Professor of Philosophy (University of Buenos Aires) and Magister in Documentary Journalism (University of Tres de Febrero). He realized the short documentary "Sundays o Barter" (CABA, 2018, 30 min). "The Lonely Navigator" is his first feature film.

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