All my films are about fighters, people putting up resistance. Against oblivion and loss. (Heddy Honigmann)
There are countries one seldom hears about and if we do, we read about presidential elections, scandals and earthquakes. Then they're forgotten again, until the next election, the next scandal, the next earthquake.
EL OLVIDO is about a forgotten city (Lima), a forgotten history (that of Peru) and a forgotten people (the Peruvians). 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.
EL OLVIDO 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.
EL OLVIDO 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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