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synopsis. He is determined to overturn the myth of the arrival of Western Civilization in the Americas as a force for good. With Gael García Bernal, Luis Tosar, Karra Elejalde, Juan Carlos Aduviri. Cast & Crew. Even the Rain Image Entertainment 2010 / Color / 2:35 enhanced widescreen / 103 min. 2012 104 min TV14 Drama Feature Film. Spanish director Sebastián, his executive producer Costa and all his crew are in Bolivia, in the Cochabamba area, to shoot a motion picture about Christopher Columbus, his first explorations and the way the Spaniards treated the Indians at the time. Read Less. Linking postcolonialism in part to feminism, the ethical tension of ‘Even the Rain’ arguably reaches its peak when native female actresses decide to decline re-enacting a part of the film for Sebastián. Costa decided they will shoot in Bolivia, the cheapest, most “Indian” of Latin American countries. Luis Tosar Costa . Directed by Icíar Bollaín. / También la lluvia / Street Date November 6, 2012 / 27.97 Starring Luis Tosar, Gael García Bernal, Juan Carlos Aduviri, Karra Elejalde, Raúl Arévalo, Carlos Santos . Even the Rain (2010). He is determined to overturn the myth of the arrival of Western Civilization in the Americas as a force for good. San Sebastian City-Centre, San Sebastián Catalonia Donosti has a restaurant, seasonal outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre and bar in San Sebastián. Read Less. Even the Rain Synopsis: Spanish director Sebastián, his executive producer Costa and all his crew are in Bolivia, in the Cochabamba area, to shoot a motion picture about Christopher Columbus, his first explorations and the way the Spaniards treated the Indians at the time. You can even take in the views from the hotel’s little garden. 2012 104 min TV14 Drama Feature Film. TV Shows. También la Iluvia (aka Even the Rain) was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival. Simply perfect. by Icíar Bollaín. They refuse participate in a scene which requires them to drown their babies, even though they are only dolls. Even the Rain . EVEN THE RAIN. Based on events of the Bolivian Water War of April 2000, Even the Rain recounts a story that parallels the history of Christopher Columbus, with sticks and stones confronting the weaponry of a modern army. Show more Show less. Even the Rain is exemplary of the Latin American cinematic tendency to oscillate between documentary and fiction. Watching this movie means wiping away the false portrayal of the Spanish conquest and replacing it with a revitalized empathy for Latin-American indigenous peoples. EVEN THE RAIN. 'I am the voice of Jesus Christ in the desert and you are in mortal sin,' Montesinos's line which is the crew's rallying cry and Sebastián's inspiration could be words from his mouth. In collaboration with the Center for Latin American Studies at Boston University, we are hosting on Tuesday, July 21 at 4 PM (EST) a Zoom discussion on Even the Rain (Spanish: También la lluvia), a 2010 Spanish movie directed by Icíar Bollaín.The plot of the movie centers on Mexican director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and … Daniel (Juan Carlos Aduviri) as the Taíno chief Hatuey. Even the Rain directed by Icíar Bollaín (2010), is a film about the filming of a film about Christopher Columbus, his exploration of America, and his ill treatment of the tribal American peoples, which offers a view of how the modern native population in the America's, specifically in South American in this film, are still treated. Released Year: 2012 . 9.1 Superb 1,233 reviews Check availability. Two morality tales for the price of one, it also wags its finger at big-budget film-makers who visit the Third World, take what they need and leave behind only carnage. The film is about a Mexican film crew (with director Sebastián) arriving at Cochabamba, Bolivia to shoot a post-colonial film on Christopher Columbus's early conquest… Obsessive idealist Sebastián has sworn to direct a film about one of the world's most iconic figures, Christopher Columbus. Watch the full movie online. “Even the Rain” has been filmed in Cochabamba, is based on that real event and instead of James Bond has Daniel as a Christ figure. Share on: Share via Facebook; Share via Twitter; Share via Email; 2012 104 min TV14 Drama Feature Film. Daniel is one of the activists protesting price gouging for something as essential as water -- will Sebastián and his colleagues join him in speaking out against this injustice? As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply. Written by Ken Loach's sometime scriptwriter Paul Laverty, Even the Rain is an impeccably liberal study of ownership of the water supply that doubles as a parable about modern imperialism. As Sebastián and Costa struggle with their film, the violence in the community in which they shoot increases by the day until the entire city explodes into the now infamous Bolivian Water War of April 2000. “Even the Rain,” accurately conveys both the past and present hardships that indigenous peoples in the Americas endure. Sebastián is an idealistic young film director. On Columbus Day 2017, scratch that, on Indigenous People’s Day, watched on the news as Native Americans were getting arrested for a pipeline/sacred grave protest, 28 arrested. Even the Rain. They are forced to pander to corporate sponsors in order to fund their work. Spanish director Sebastián, his executive producer Costa and all his crew are in Bolivia, in the Cochabamba area, to shoot a motion picture about Christopher Columbus, his first explorations and the way the Spaniards treated the Indians at the time. Gael García Bernal Sebastián . A truly remarkable film full of the meaningful irony and character development that fans of great story thrive on. The director Sebastián and the producer Costa begin the film believing that the premise is distant and is irrelevant to the present. All that matters is that the film comes in on time and within budget. Both the film’s idealistic director Sebastián (Gael García Bernal) and the penny-pinching producer, Costa (Luis Tosar), are artists, with typical petty bourgeois attitudes. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Obsessive idealist Sebastián (Gael Garcia Bernal) has sworn to direct a film about Christopher A fantastic example of the greater meaning a functioning narrative brings to a film. Obsessive idealist Sebastián has sworn to direct a film about one of the world's most iconic figures, Christopher Columbus. In the end, Even the Rain proves to be an intensely moving examination of the possibility of redemption that endures both on and off the screen. Director Icíar Bollaín's brilliant 2010 movie También la lluvia, Even the Rain presents us an engaging example of a contemporary water conflict from the perspective of political ecology and colonialism. Read Less. Menu. What's on TV & Streaming What's on TV & Streaming Top Rated Shows Most Popular … The battle to get their film made intertwines with the fight of their Bolivian crew members, deprived of their most basic rights, prohibited from collecting even the rain. Even the Rain (2010) Gael García Bernal as Sebastián. While there, they and their team get involved in the Water War, which took place in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in 2000, in protest against the privatisation of the water system. In their honor, I watched this superb serious Spanish drama about the realization of past and current atrocities. Even the rain También la lluvia (DVD) : Spanish director Sebastián and his executive producer Costa are shooting a motion picture about Christopher Columbus, his first explorations, and the way the Spaniards treated the Indians. Directed by Icíar Bollaín. Movies . Bernal’s portrayal of Sebastián is a solid one, but he is over-shadowed by co-stars Tosar and Aduviri. Very clean, great staff, beautiful view. Costa, Sebastián’s friend and producer, doesn’t give a damn. Even the Rain 2011, NR, 103 min. The main characters of Even the Rain, director Sebastián and executive producer Costa, find the production of their film put into question with the abrupt intrusion of anti-government protests in Cochabamba in 2000 following the sale of Bolivia’s water rights to a private multinational consortium. Iciar Bollain Director . Only this time the fight is not over gold, but the simplest of elements—water. For those who do not know the effects of water priviaization, "Even the Rain" is a good introduction, but as a film it leaves little to the imagination. He has decided to make an honest film about one of the most significant figures in world history – Christopher Columbus. Here Sebastian faces not only a crusading local actor but an alcoholic leading man and a penny-pinching producer. Sebastián is determined to expose the myth that romanticises the advent of ‘civilisation’ in the western hemisphere. The personal dynamics of a movie location can be tricky. Even the Rain (También la lluvia) Film Discussion. A remarkable contribution of Even the Rain is the way it puts consciousness and art-making in the context of class struggle. Film director Sebastián and his producer Costa, travel to Bolivia to make a film about Christopher Columbus. Yet whilst Even the Rain’s script is engaging and fluid, the political stance is rather heavy-handed which makes for a few unconvincing scenarios, a rare critique for a writer like Laverty. This tactic effectively displays the convergence of the film (colonial period) with the documentary (the present reality). Cinematography Alex Catalán Film Editor Ángel Hernández Zoido Original Music Alberto Iglesias Main Character Costa (Luis Tosar), navigates the challenges of producing a Christopher Columbus biopic in the midst of a Bolivian revolution. Even the Rain. Catalonia Donosti 4 stars. Only dolls was an official selection at the 2010 Toronto International film.... 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