Mother Lode

62nd TIFF: Greek Premiere

Jorge leaves his moto-taxi business in the suburbs of Lima and his family to seek fortune as a miner, reaching the highest and most dangerous Andean goldmine in Peru. Lost under a glacier in the mountains, La Rinconada is “the closest city to the sky.” It attracts thousands of seasonal workers like Jorge, seeking a lucky strike and a better life. Here starts a journey full of presages, where reality blends with magic, where the myth of richness is built over a sacrifice: every now and then, miners mysteriously disappear, since gold belongs to the Devil, El Tio de la Mina requires sacrifices.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Available at the Agora Market.

Direction: Matteo Tortone

Script: Matteo Tortone, Mathieu Granier

Cinematography: Patrick Tresch

Editing: Enrico Giovannone

Sound: Jean-Baptiste Madry, Adrien Le Blond

Music: Ivan Pisino

Actors: José Luis Nazarios Campos, Damian Segundo Vospey, Maximiliana Campos Guzman, Juan José Nazario Campos, Juan Pedro Nazario Campos, Cristian Nazario Campos, Katerine Campos, Jhoni Chambi

Production: Wendigo Films

Producers: Alexis Taillant, Nadège Labé, Margot Mecca, Benjamin Poumey

Co-production: Malfé Film, C-Side Productions

Color: B/W

Production Country: France, Italy, Switzerland

Production Year: 2021

Duration: 87'

Contact: Intramovies

Agora Works in Progress 2019 – Eurimages Lab Award

Matteo Tortone

Matteo Tortone was born in Pinerolo in 1982, and graduated in Literature from the Università degli Studi di Torino. In 2011 he completed White Men, co-directed with Alessandro Baltera, which was presented in many other international festivals (BAFICI, Ankara Film Festival) and won the jury prize at the Kazan Film Festival. In 2015 he directed On Opposite Fields, which was presented in many International Film Festival, and won the prize as best film at the Corto e Fieno Film Festival. When Mother Lode was still in development, it won the Eurimages Lab Award (Agorà Work-in-progress del TIFF 2019).