I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me. Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits. This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.
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Juan Camilo González Director
First release April 16, 2026 · Produced in Colombia · Original title decaer
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Colombia
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Original title
decaer
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Colombia · April 16, 2026
Premiere · Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena
No release date listed for United States.
Ukraine
September 30, 2026 · Premiere · Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival
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