In La Barra, a remote and humid town on Colombia’s Pacific coast, Cerebro, leader of the Afro-Colombian community, faces fierce opposition from El Paisa, a powerful landowner who plans to build a hotel on the beach. Daniel, a strange and quiet city dweller, arrives one afternoon and stays for several days waiting for a boat to take him out of the country. Forced to leave, he becomes involved in the struggle of the town that resists disappearing with the imminent arrival of progress.
Oscar Ruiz
Colombian Filmmaker. Director-Writer-Producer and Cinematographer. BFA in Social Communications and Journalism, Universidad del Valle (Cali-Colombia). In early 2006 he founded CONTRAVÍA FILMS, one of the most recognized independent film production houses in Colombia, coproducing with countries like France, Germany, Sweden, Mexico, Canada and Argentine. He was part of the Cannes Cinefondation Residency in 2010. His films have been selected for festivals such as Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, Venice, San Sebastian, Locarno, Rotterdam, among others.
