Film

Ship of Fools

1995 · 1h 44m · Drama

IMDb

6.7

In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief's defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.

Marisa Paredes

Julia Márquez

Fernando Guillén

Agustín Márquez

Inés Estévez

Laura Montero

Miguel Ángel Solá

Dr. Viale

China Zorrilla

Dra. Marta Caminos

• Ricardo WullicherDirector
• Gustavo WagnerWriter
• Fernando SokolowiczProducer

Release date

April 13, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

Spanish

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

Drama

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