Oblivion
Heddy Honigmann returns to her birthplace of Lima, Peru to reacquaint herself with a place and people dear to her heart. It is about a forgotten city, a forgotten history and a forgotten people. With irony as their loved weapon for survival, they have to forget as well, in order not to give way to cynicism, hatred and grief. It is about remembering the old days when life - despite class differences, corruption and violence - was still good: waiters, bartenders and shopkeepers who are fighting a losing battle and have lost everything. It is also about the children who manage to survive by mastering the art of street life and who reveal the country in it's true colours. Just like the dogs they share the streets with, they have no good memories to forget.
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Heddy Honigmann Director · Sonia Goldenberg Writer
First release October 23, 2008 · Produced in Netherlands, Peru · Original title El olvido
Production
Carmen Cobos
Production
Netherlands · Peru
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Original title
El olvido
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · October 23, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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