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Amnesia
Gonzalo Justiniano | Chile | 1994 | 90 min.

In this Kafka-esque drama set in Chile, Ramirez is a low ranking soldier who, while he was stationed at a prison camp in the desert, was forced by a sadistic sergeant to shoot prisoners. But will murdering the murderer really help Ramirez come to terms with his past? Director Justiniano elaborates: "It's a film to counter general amnesia, which I must say, is especially marked in certain circles in Chile. [There exists] a constant desire to forget, an attitude of stubbornly forging ahead without looking back."

DIRECTOR: Gonzalo Justiniano
WRITER: Gustavo Frias, Gonzalo Justiniano
CAMERA: Hans Burmann

Original language is Spanish

New York Premiere, 1996 Human Rights Watch Festival. Distributed by Arca Ltda., Gonzalo Justiniano, Suecia 734, Santiago, Chile, Tel: 011-56-2 2513466 Fax: 011-56-2 2045309.

Gonzalo Justiniano
Justiniano was born in 1955 in Santiago, Chile. After being exiled, he studied film in Paris and has directed feature films since 1985. His films include Hijos de la Guerra Fria (1986), Sussi (1987), and Caluga o Menta (1990).

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