‘La Suprema’ Review: Felipe Holguín Caro’s Twist on a Boxing Drama Is Modest in Scope, Big on Heart
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variety.comManuel Betancourt What is a place if it’s not on a map? What is a people if they’re not recognized? Felipe Holguín Caro’s “La Suprema” asks these questions within an intimate drama set in a remote Caribbean town in Colombia.
La Suprema exists on no map and its Afro-Colombian population feels similarly erased. Modest in its ambitions yet brimming with a real sense of place, this lush drama about a boxing match is a quiet revelation.
It serves as a vivid portrait of a community aching for glory and, perhaps more importantly, for the dignity they’ve long deserved.
Everyone in La Suprema knows of Anastasio Páez. He’s a boxer who’s making a name for himself on the world stage. His niece Laureana (Elizabeth Martínez) admires him from afar.
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