• Las niñas Quispe The Quispe Girls
    Sebastián Sepúlveda
  • Las niñas Quispe The Quispe Girls
    Sebastián Sepúlveda
  • Las niñas Quispe The Quispe Girls
    Sebastián Sepúlveda
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Films 2013

Las niñas Quispe

by Sebastián Sepúlveda / Chile, France, Argentina 2013 / 83' / in competition

Cast and credits

Original title / Las niñas Quispe

English title / The Quispe Girls

Director / Sebastián Sepúlveda

Screenplay / Sebastián Sepúlveda, from Las brutas by Juan Radrigán

Cinematography / Inti Briones

Editing / Santiago Otheguy

Sound / Loic Prian

Costumes / Muriel Parra

Art Direction / Cristián Mayorga

Cast / Digna Quispe (Justa), Catalina Saavedra (Lucía), Francisca Gavilán (Luciana), Alfredo Castro (Fernando), Segundo Araya (Juan Sicardini)

Producers / Juan de Dios Larraín, Pablo Larraín

Production / Fabula

Coproduction / Dolce Vita Films

World Sales / Swipe Films

Format / DCP, colour, 1:2.35

Runtime / 83 min.

Synopsis

Based on a true story occurred in 1974, this is the tale of sisters Justa, Lucia, and Luciana Quispe, sheperds in the Chilean altiplano who lead a solitary life. A visitor brings news about a law that might change their way of living. This event forces the women to question their existence and relentlessly brings them to a tragic end.

Sebastián Sepúlveda

Born in Conceptión in 1972. After eighteen years spent between Europe and South America, returns to Chile in 1990. He studies Editing in San Antonio de los Baños in Cuba, and Screenplay at La Fémis in Paris. In addition to his work as screenwriter and editor, in 2008 he directed the documentary El Arenal. Las niñas Quispe is his directorial debut.