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April 31st (2010) Online

April 31st (2010) Online
2010 Katrin Beisken José Campos Jorge Canals Victor Cubillos
Original Title :
April 31st
Genre :
Movie / Documentary / Biography / Drama / Family
Year :
2010
Directror :
Victor Cubillos
Cast :
Katrin Beisken,José Campos,Jorge Canals
Writer :
Victor Cubillos
Budget :
$20,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 32min
Rating :
8.0/10

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After his older brother Victor died in Berlin, Cristian (17) decides to make a documentary about his family and his brother's best friends. How do they feel? How do they deal with the death of someone so close to them?

April 31st (2010) Online

After his older brother Victor died in Berlin, Cristian (17) decides to make a documentary about his family and his brother's best friends. How do they feel? How do they deal with the death of someone so close to them? Director Victor Cubillos P. 'kills' himself to interview his family and his best friends from Chile and Germany, exploring the acting skills of non actors and the line between fiction and documentary.
Credited cast:
Katrin Beisken Katrin Beisken - Ex roommate
José Campos José Campos - Old Friend
Jorge Canals Jorge Canals - Old Friend
Cristian Cubillos Cristian Cubillos - The Brother as Himself
Leonardo Cubillos Leonardo Cubillos - The Brother as Himself
Manuel Cubillos Manuel Cubillos - The Father as Himself
Tomas Cubillos Tomas Cubillos - The Brother as Himself
Cristián Elgueta Cristián Elgueta - Old Friend
Carolina Fernandez Carolina Fernandez - The ex girlfriend
Norman Frenzel Norman Frenzel - Ex roommate
Alexander Goerne Alexander Goerne - Ex roommate
Elisabeth Hofmann Elisabeth Hofmann - University Choir Friend
Andreas Löbel Andreas Löbel - Old Friend
Carlos Martel Carlos Martel - Old Friend
Kerstin Patzold Kerstin Patzold - Ex roommate


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Cyregaehus

Cyregaehus

If I'd been a teenager in the 90's, would I have experimented making videos with my friends, creating the Potent Avenger? Would I have realized the line that divides documentary from fiction? Would I have lived my life filming everything? Would that have been happiness? That's evident in the Victor Cubillos' case, a young Chilean film director that died in Germany, whose life is forever preserved in VHS, in a wardrobe next to the great cinematic classics, and whose life is celebrated by his half brother, Cristian. Poor Victor Cubillos, dying so violently and so far from home….but, that's life…what can you do? In death, can you show the country in which you lived without a sense of pity? Can you be sarcastic about the city you grew up in without being offensive? Can you poke fun at family institutions without hurting those that loved you? Can you cheat death? Of course you can, through the editing process and behind a camera.

More than found footage, April 31st, reinforces the idea that history is a prism lit by personal experience. Docu-fiction, documentary, mockumentary, filmed diary, talking heads, anthropological film, ethnographic film, video ... Can a single movie be all that? Of course, if you have the rebellious talent of Victor Cubillos, unraveling the past, discovering what you are today, and laughing out loud at the future. Víctor Cubillos left everyone with something: joy. And he left this generous and absolutely fascinating film.