Description
An elderly couple lives in the forests of Patagonia. They met many years ago in the Colonia Dignidad, an isolated German colony in southern Chile that served as a prison for dissidents during the military dictatorship of Pinochet. She was still a teenager when he was being tortured. The abuse continued for decades. Today, Franz and Ingrid are happy, but their life, now in its twilight years, is constantly interrupted by the chilling echoes of their past memories. The documentary’s recounting of the cult, told in two voices, is interwoven with a reflective narrative about burying the past.
• The film won the award for Best Chilean Film at Santiago International Film Festival (SANFIC).
About the director:
Matías Rojas Valencia
Director, screenwriter and producer. His first feature film Root, premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival and received the award for best Chilean film at the Valdivia Film Festival. He is co-director of the short film I Need to Know, which premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. His second feature, A Place Called Dignity, premiered in the main competition at PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and participated in the L’Atelier Cinéfoundation of Cannes. Winter Howl is his first documentary, premiered in PÖFF Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and received the award for best Chilean film at Santiago international Film Festival SANFIC.