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The Summer of Flying Fish

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Manena goes on vacation with her father, Francisco, to a southern part of Chile. She realizes his obsession with killing all the carp in his artificial lagoon is angering the local Mapuche tribe, so she has to stop him before he pushes them too far.

Critics Reviews

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Peter Keough Boston Globe 03/11/2014
3/4
Though at times its elliptical impressionism trails into non sequiturs, the film's suggestiveness and eerie beauty combine poetry with the politics, adding to the impact of each. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Dec 13
[Features] dreamy cinematography by Inti Briones (who also lensed Francisca Alegría’s The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future) and sharp political satire Go to Full Review Robert Koehler Cinema Scope 10/02/2017
The gorgeous rendering of the lushly forested landscapes begins to play the unfortunate role of covering over the movie's extremely slim and obvious content... Go to Full Review John Fink The Film Stage 06/27/2016
B+
Challenging in passages, The Summer of Flying Fish is a beautiful and troubling portrait. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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08/15/2014 A beautiful and hilarious portrait of the chilean upperclass against local farmers on a remote summer lake in the chilean mountains. The flying fish are carp being hunted with dynamite, because Don Pancho doesn't like carp. The whole drama is mostly played out in the subcontext of a visual documentary from the innocent bystander, but satisfying enough. Almost a Carlos Reygadas. Just the ending is a bit too weak to make an impression. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Marcela Said

Director

Francisca Walker

Manena

Roberto Cayuqueo

Pedro

Gregory Cohen

Pancho

María Izquierdo

Teresa

Emilia Lara

Isidora
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The Summer of Flying Fish

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Movie Info

Synopsis Manena goes on vacation with her father, Francisco, to a southern part of Chile. She realizes his obsession with killing all the carp in his artificial lagoon is angering the local Mapuche tribe, so she has to stop him before he pushes them too far.
Director
Marcela Said
Producer
Bruno Bettati, Tom Dercourt, Sophie Erbs
Screenwriter
Marcela Said, Julio Rojas
Production Co
Cinéma Defacto, Jirafa films
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Runtime
1h 27m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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