Southern District Poster

Southern District

Not Rated Drama

Starring: Mariana Vargas, Ninón del Castillo, Pascual Loayza, Nicolás Fernández, Juan Pablo Koria

Writer: N/A

Release Date:
August 20, 2009
Ratings:
6.0 / 10
Director:
Juan Carlos Valdivia
Companies:
Cinenómada

Overview

In La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the Southern District. Life goes on without major mishaps in a large house surrounded by a beautiful garden. It is a wonderful world, a great bubble of comfort, where different personal spheres coexist: the mother, along with her three children and the Aymara inhabitants of the house. The drama surfaces slowly, without narrative ploys, observing day-to-day activities until internal and external forces make the bubble burst. The film relates the story of the final days of an upper-class family, at a time when the country is undergoing social changes.