Southern District

In La Paz -as opposed to many other cities- the rich live below, which is the Southern District. Life goes on without major mishaps in a large house surrounded by a beautiful garden. It is a wonderful world, a great bubble of comfort, where different personal spheres coexist: the mother, along with her three children and the Aymara inhabitants of the house. The drama surfaces slowly, without narrative ploys, observing day-to-day activities until internal and external forces make the bubble burst. The film relates the story of the final days of an upper-class family, at a time when the country is undergoing social changes.

Director: Juan Carlos Valdivia

Cast: Mariana Vargas, Ninón del Castillo, Pascual Loayza, Nicolás Fernández, Juan Pablo Koria

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.