Martin Dale ContributorJust months prior to its world premiere, young “Plaza Catedral” actor Fernando Xavier de Casta was shot to death.
The prescient portrayal of a society fractured by violence is Panama’s submission for this year’s Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.
As a co-production between Panama, Mexico and Colombia, it is Benaim’s second fiction feature film after his 2009 comedy “Chance.” It is repped for worldwide sales by Luminosity Entertainment and Gulfstream Pictures.
With the logline, “How far would you go to help a stranger?” the film features 40-year old mother Alicia (Ilse Salas) who is grieving over her 13-year old son.
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