Los Reyes

Bettina Perut and Iván Osnovikoff
2018
78 minutes

Description

A magical documentary about two charismatic dogs, Chola and Football, who live in a skate park in Santiago, Chile. The park brings together teenagers from all different social and cultural backgrounds. LOS REYES shows us their world — the human world — from Chola and Football’s perspective. We hear stories of adolescence, of loves and romances, of school, and the pains of growing up. Hailed as “a doggone low-key crowdpleaser” (Hollywood Reporter) and “a beautiful film… that immerses us in a sense of life lived at the languid pace of an afternoon daydream” (The New York Times), LOS REYES is one of the most charming and original documentaries you’ll ever see.

Reviews

“Critic’s Pick! [A] beautiful film… The directors avoid symbolism or didacticism, and instead immerse us in a sense of life lived at the languid pace of an afternoon daydream.”
— Bilge Ebiri, The New York Times

“An extraordinary film. Wonderful. Full of striking compositions that make the ordinary beautiful.”
— Jonathan Romney, Film Comment