Ship of Fools

6.5
19951h 44m

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.

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Photo of Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

Julia Márquez

Photo of Fernando Guillén

Fernando Guillén

Agustín Márquez

Photo of Inés Estévez

Inés Estévez

Laura Montero

Photo of China Zorrilla

China Zorrilla

Dra. Marta Caminos

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