THE SETTLER
Trailer
Synopsis
Chile, late 19th century. A wealthy landowner hires three horsemen to delimit the perimeter of his extensive property. The expedition, composed of a young Chilean, an American mercenary, and led by a reckless British lieutenant, soon becomes a “civilizing” raid. In his highly anticipated debut, Felipe Gálvez explores a crucial part of Chile's colonial past in a visually stunning period drama that highlights the difference between truth and history.
Film sheet
Chile, late 19th century. A wealthy landowner hires three horsemen to delimit the perimeter of his extensive property. The expedition, composed of a young Chilean, an American mercenary, and led by a reckless British lieutenant, soon becomes a “civilizing” raid. In his highly anticipated debut, Felipe Gálvez explores a crucial part of Chile's colonial past in a visually stunning period drama that highlights the difference between truth and history.
LANGUAGES): THE SETTLER
SUBTITLE: English
COUNTRY(S): Chile, Argentina, France, Denmark, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Germany
PREMIER TYPE:Caribbean Premiere
SECTION: First Fiction Opera “Jimmy Sierra|
DIRECTOR(S): Felipe Galvez
PRODUCER(S): Benjamin Domeneche, Thierry Lenouvel, Giancarlo Nasi Stefano Centini, Ingman Trost, Katrin Pors, Emily Morgan
SCREENWRITER(S): Antonia Girardi
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Simone D'Arcangelo
EDITOR: Matthieu Taponier
MUSIC: Harry Allouche
CONTACT: MUBI
CAST: Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, Mishelle Guana, Alfredo Castro, Camilo Arancibia, Marcelo Alonso, Sam Pruell
Director's Statement
“It seemed important to me to show violence. The story is much more violent than the one I show. I thought it was important to let the ears be cut off because otherwise the story would be sweetened and it would seem like it wasn't as violent. “If we were going to go through this colonization process, we had to show the greatest amount of violence.”
Festivals and awards
“It seemed important to me to show violence. The story is much more violent than the one I show. I thought it was important to let the ears be cut off because otherwise the story would be sweetened and it would seem like it wasn't as violent. “If we were going to go through this colonization process, we had to show the greatest amount of violence.”
Palm Springs International Film Festival 2024 Nominated, FIPRESCI Award, Best Foreign Language Film Almería Western Film Festival, Winner Carlo Simi Award for Technical Artistic Contribution to the Western genre. Nominated, Grand Jury Prize Best Feature Cannes Film Festival, Nominated, Camera d'Or, Winner of the FIPRESCI Prize, Una Certain Mirada Nominated, Una Certain Mirada Prize Lima Film Festival PUCP, Jury Prize for Fiction, Best Screenplay Festival du nouveau cinéma, Louve d'Or, Best Film Golden Rooster Awards, Golden Rooster International Competition Award nominated. Award for best artistic contribution Haifa International Film Festival, Nominated, Carmel Award, Best International Film Forqué Awards, Nominated, José María Forqué Award Best Latin American Film Munich Film Festival, CineVision Award Best film by an emerging director International Film Festival Reykjavik Cinema, Nominated, Golden Puffin, New Visions San Sebastián International Film Festival Nominated, Horizontes Award Stockholm Film Festival, Bronze Horse, Best Film São Paulo International Film Festival, Nominated, New Directors Competition International Film Festival Warsaw Cinema, Nominated, Crème de la Crème Award.
Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Felipe Gálvez Haberle (Santiago, 1983) is a Chilean film director and editor. He graduated from the University of Cinema in Buenos Aires (Argentina). He has directed short films, highlighting Silencio en la sala, which received the award for best short film at BAFICI in 2009, and I am looking at you from here, premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2011. In 2018 he premiered the short film Rapaz in La Semaine de la Critique at the Cannes Film Festival.
Director's Filmography
DIRECTOR'S FILMOGRAPHY: THE SETTLERS (2023)
Silence in the room (2009) -Short film
I'm looking at you from here (2011) - Short film
Boy (2018) - short film
Settlers (2023).