Official Selection - Out of Competition · 47th Edition
Donkey Princess
Princesa burro
Director
Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
Country
Chile, France, Netherlands, Uruguay, Germany
Runtime
1 h 30 min
Language
Spanish
Premiere
MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa)
Synopsis
In a fairy-tale kingdom where love is forbidden, Princess Diana defies the King’s decree by falling for Lalo. When he is banished, a magical bracelet carries her across worlds and parallel space-times on an epic journey to reclaim her dreams and her lost love.
Cast
Antonia Giesen, Andrew Bargsted, Francisco Melo.
Screenplay
Alejandra Moffat, Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña.
Producers
Catalina Vergara, León & Cociña Films, Globo Rojo Films.
About the Director
Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña are a Chilean filmmaking and stop-motion duo working together since 2007. Their experimental films explore religion, sexuality and death through photography, drawing, sculpture and performance. The Wolf House won the Caligari Prize at Berlinale, while The Hyperboreans premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. Their work has also been exhibited at MoMA and Tate.
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