Ship of Fools
1995•1h 44m•7.2•Released
Drama
In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief's defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.
Director
Ricardo Wullicher
Writer
Gustavo Wagner
Languages
Spanish
Cast
Marisa Paredes
Julia Márquez
Fernando Guillén
Agustín Márquez
Inés Estévez
Laura Montero
Miguel Ángel Solá
Dr. Viale
China Zorrilla
Dra. Marta Caminos
Production
Producer
Fernando Sokolowicz
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