Buscando a Miguel
Buscando a Miguel (English: Looking for Miguel) is a 2007 Colombian drama film written and directed by Juan Fischer. Based on a true story, looking for Miguel is Fischer’s second work as director. The film is a stark comedy-drama about identity and the different facets of Colombian society.
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| Directed by | Juan Fischer |
| Produced by | Juan Fischer |
| Screenplay by | Juan Fischer, Tomislav Novakovic |
| Starring | Luis Fernando Bohórquez Laura García Marcela Carvajal, Mónica Gómez Pedro Mogollón Juan Sebastián Aragón |
| Music by | Hayes Greenfield, Sebastián Cruz |
| Cinematography | Edgar Gil |
| Edited by | Juan Fischer, Edgar Gil |
Release date | August 17, 2007 |
Running time | 107min |
| Country | Colombia |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Miguel is a young and very ambitious Colombian politician with a brilliant career ahead of him. Born from a wealthy family, he sees the world from a position of privilege and is blind to the reality of those around him. Miguel has let the wheels in motion to run for office, but fate, it seems has other plans.
After falling victim to a violent attack; a naked, unidentified and unconscious Miguel is laid out before a doctor as a John Doe. He unexpectedly revives in the autopsy room leaving those standing before him in shock, but no more shocked than Miguel himself, empty of memories, a name, a destination. He eventually escapes but discovers that he has no memories; he does not know who he is. He searches for himself in an unknown city among people he does not know, living through fragmentary images of his past and dreams he cannot understand. In a dream state, this utter unawareness of himself, Miguel is thrown into the harsh reality of the streets, a world inhabited by the very people he once refused to acknowledge. To his rescue, a cast of colorful indigents, petty thieves and a pious and promiscuous drag queen; with them he experiences the warmth of friendship, even when he is no one, a stranger even to himself. Miguel, the politician, has ceased to exist. Bubbling to the surface is the raw and essential Miguel – a man struggling to find redemption.
Cast
- Luis Fernando Bohórquez - Miguel
- Laura García - Sol
- Ana Maria Kamper - Leonor
- Juan Sebastian Aragón - Alfonso
- Pedro Mogollón - Ernesto
- Mónica Gómez - Helena
- Marcela Carvajal –Mónica
- Guido Molina - Cesar
Awards
- AUDIENCE AWARD Cinesul Brazil 2008
- AUDIENCE AWARD Sydney Latinamerican Film Festival, 2008
- Nominated BEST PICTURE Beijing Film Festival, 2009
- BEST ACTING, Beijing Film Festival, Laura García, 2009
- BEST ACTRESS: Laura García, Big Apple Latin Film Awards, 2009
- BEST SCREENPLAY: Juan Fischer, Tomislav Novakovic, Big Apple Latin Film Awards, 2009