Domingo and the Mist
2022 Costa Rican film
- 25 May 2022 (2022-05-25)
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Domingo and the Mist (Spanish: Domingo y la niebla) is a 2022 Costa Rican drama film directed by Ariel Escalante Meza. It had its international premiere on May 25, 2022 at the 75th Cannes Film Festival in competition for the Un Certain Regard,[2] thus becoming the only Costa Rican and Central American film to compete in this section.[3] It was selected as the Costa Rican entry for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards.[4]
Synopsis
Domingo's house, in the mountains of Costa Rica, is about to be expropriated due to the construction of a highway. But his land hides a secret: the ghost of his deceased wife visits him through the fog. Domingo is determined: he will never give up his land, even if it means resorting to violence.
Cast
- Carlos Urena as Domingo
- Sylvia Sossa as Sylvia
- Esteban Brenes Serrano as Yendrick
- Arias Vindas as Paco
Production
It was shot in Cascajal, Costa Rica with the participation of 50 citizens, produced by Incendio Cine together with Bicha Cine and the Costa Rican Center for Film Production.[5]
See also
- List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
- List of Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
- ^ "Película 'Domingo y la niebla' de Costa Rica se estrena hoy en el Festival de Cannes". El Observador CR (in Spanish). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Película tica "Domingo y la niebla" se estrenará en el Festival de Cannes". Teletica (in European Spanish). 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ deleFOCO, Prensa (2022-04-19). "Con 'Domingo y la Niebla' Costa Rica hace historia en el Festival de Cannes". deleFOCO (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ Bermúdez, José (2022-09-09). "Domingo y la niebla representará a Costa Rica en los Premios Oscar". Centro Costarricense de Producción Cinematográfica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "LatAm cinema » Finaliza el rodaje de "Domingo y la niebla", nuevo filme del costarricense Ariel Escalante Meza". Retrieved 2022-11-02.
External links
- Domingo and the Mist at IMDb
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Costa Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
- Caribe (2005)
- Of Love and Other Demons (2010)
- Red Princesses (2014)
- Presos (2015)
- About Us (2016)
- The Sound of Things (2017)
- Medea (2018)
- The Awakening of the Ants (2019)
- Land of Ashes (2020)
- Clara Sola (2021)
- Domingo and the Mist (2022)
- I Have Electric Dreams (2023)
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