Oblivion Verses
By Alireza Khatami
Country: France, Germany, The Netherlands, Chile
Language: Spanish
Original title: Los Versos del Olvido
Casting: Juan Margallo, Tomás del Estal, Manuel Moron, Itziar Aizpuru
Production year: 2017
Runtime: 01h32
Production company: House on Fire, Endorphine Production, Lemming Films, Quijote Rampante
The elderly caretaker of a remote morgue possesses an impeccable memory for everything but names. He passes his days showing corpses to those searching for their lost ones and tending to his beloved plants. When protest in a nearby city breaks out and the militia covertly raids the morgue to hide civilian casualties, he discovers the body of an unknown young woman. Evoking memories of personal loss, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial with the help of a mystic gravedigger who collects stories of the dead, an old woman searching for her long-lost daughter, and a hearse driver tormented by his past.
Venice IFF 2017 – Orizzonti Competition – Best Screenplay Award, Fipresci Award, Interfilm Award
Toronto IFF 2017 – Discovery Section
CPH PIX 2017 – Main Competition
Mumbai IFF 2017 – International Competition
Busan IFF 2017 – Flash Forward Section
Chicago IFF 2017 – New Directors Competition
Sao Paulo IFF 2017 – New Filmmakers Competition
Taipei Golden Horse FF 2017 – Faraway So Close Section
Thessaloniki IFF 2017 – Opens Horizons Section
Kaunas IFF 2017 – Official Selection
Göteborg IFF 2018 – New Voices Section
Hong Kong IFF 2018 – Global Vision Section
Fajr IFF 2018 – Festival of Festivals Section
