Forgotten Roads (Spanish: La nave del olvido, ) is a 2020 Chilean romantic drama film written and directed by Nicol Ruiz Benavides in her directorial debut. Starring Rosa Ramírez Ríos and Romana Satt.
Synopsis After the death of her husband, 70-year-old Claudina has to start over and she moves in with her daughter and grandson. She has a strained relationship with her daughter, but she is very fond of her grandchild. Before long, she meets and instantly falls in love with her neighbour Elsa.
Cast The actors participating in this film are:
Rosa Ramírez as Claudina Romana Satt as Elsa Gabriela Arancibia as Alejandra Claudia Devia as Ignacia Raúl López Leyton as Facundo/Ambrosia Cristóbal Ruiz as Cristóbal María Carrillo as Marcela María José Benavides as Marina Hugo Chamorro as Eugenio Gunther Butter as Marcela's Husband
Production In 2016, filming began in the town of Lautaro, Ninth Region, with a duration of 16 days for its completion.
Release Forgotten Roads premiered in the US at the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival on September 17, 2020. and in August 2021 at the Santiago SANFIC International Film Festival in Chile. It premiered on January 13, 2022, in Peruvian theaters.
Awards YearAwardCategoryReceptorResult2020Chéries-ChérisBest Actor/ActressRosa Ramírez Huelva Ibero-American Film FestivalBest Film with a Genre PerspectiveForgotten Roads Best DirectorNicol Ruiz Benavides Image+Nation Festival Cinema LGBT Montreal Film FestivalAudience AwardForgotten Roads ZinegoakBest FilmForgotten Roads Best Feature FilmForgotten Roads 2021KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film FestivalBest Feature NarrativeNicol Ruiz Benavides OutfestPerúBest FilmForgotten Roads Roze Filmdagen AmsterdamBest Feature Film (special mention)Forgotten Roads Santiago International Film FestivalBest Director - National CompetitionNicol Ruiz Benavides Viña del Mar International Film FestivalBest Chilean FilmForgotten Roads
References
External links
Forgotten Roads at Outplay Films