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Three Souls

On December 3, 2000, three Pirquineros (Pascual, the eldest; Manuel el del medio and Paicha, the youngest) mounted on horseback to a long-awaited vein of gold located in the high mountain range of Atacama. The landscape is inhospitable and desolate. Not long after reaching the planned place, the controversy arises over the Quispe sisters, belonging to the Kolla ethnic group, and their mysterious tragedy, as the place where the vein would be found is a few meters from the rock where they were found hanging without life in December 1974. The Pirquineros arrive at their destination with rarefied spirits. They set up the base camp in the middle of an atmosphere charged with disturbing mystery. There, around the fire, they begin to tell some ghost stories, until Pascual resumes the theme about the triple crime, providing a testimony about his experience of having witnessed the macabre discovery. Paicha, who listens silently and attentively, has a traumatic memory of when he was a child: Hidden behind a rock, he observes a violent episode of repression and mistreatment of indigenous shepherds.

  • José Guerrero
    Director
    Supay (2012)
  • José Guerrero
    Writer
    Supay (2012)
  • José Guerrero
    Producer
    Supay (2012)
  • Patricio MORALES
    Producer
  • Soledad Cáceres
    Producer
  • Rod Sáez Chávez
    Producer
  • Alejandra Pedemonte
    Producer
  • Alejandra Branata
    Producer
  • Daniela MILLA
    Key Cast
  • Emelinda MILLA
    Key Cast
  • Paola SEGURA
    Key Cast
  • Sandra CARCAMO,
    Key Cast
  • Alfredo POBLETE
    Key Cast
  • Danilo PALACIOS
    Key Cast
  • Gonzalo JARA
    Key Cast
  • Claudio PEREZ
    Key Cast
  • Luis Abarca Carvajal
    Music and Sound Design
  • NIcolàs Castillo Mazu,
    Cinematography
  • Nicolàs Herrera San Martin
    Cinematography
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Thriller, First Nation, Real Story
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 35 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 3, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    50,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Chile
  • Country of Filming:
    Chile
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Academia de Cine
    Madrid
    Spain
    October 7, 2021
    Shortlisted for Academy Awards for Chile
Distribution Information
  • Cintamani Films
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - José Guerrero

José Guerrero Urzúa, a filmmaker and writer by trade, has been trained by prominent screenwriters and filmmakers such as: Raúl Ruíz (Chile-France), creator of a prolific cinematographic work; Gregory Cohen (Chile) writer, actor and filmmaker; Guillermo Arriaga (Mexico), scriptwriter of “Amores Perros”, “21 Gramos”, “Babel” ...; Alejandro Amenábar (Spain), scriptwriter and director of “Thesis”, “Los otros”, “Mar Adentro”…; Jaume Balagueró (Spain), scriptwriter of “La Secta de Los Sin Nombre”, “Darkness”, “REC”, “REC 2”; Guillermo Del Toro (Mexico), screenwriter of “El Laberinto del Pan”, “El Espinazo del Diablo”; Juan Antonio Bayona (Spain), Director of “El Orfanato”; Isabel Coixet (Spain), Screenwriter and Director of "Invisible", "Elegy", "The Secret Life of Words", etc.

In addition, he has been a scriptwriter and director of various audiovisual works of different genres, all originals (Documentaries, Short Films and Fiction Feature Films), especially a writer of a series of short and long drama, suspense, fantasy and horror (fiction features such as : "Luces de Sombras", "Corazón Negro", "Supay", "Nausea" "En Medio del Silencio", "Tres Almas", among other teaching activities in schools and universities as a professor in literature and film workshops. During the month of June 2021, by Word Editorial, he will launch his book of stories "Rebellion of the Shadows", a choral work, composed of a selection of 15 stories, of drama, suspense, fantasy and terror. In addition, writer of 2 unpublished novels "Nausea" and "Capital Wishes".

Three Souls has received many awards all over the world, also was shortlisted by Chile to the Academy Awards in 2021.

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