Alief Snags ‘Horizonte‘ by ‘Land and Shade’ Camera d’Or Winner César Augusto Acevedo, Bows Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Anna Marie de la Fuente U.K.-French film company Alief has boarded supernatural drama “Horizonte” by Colombia’s César Augusto Acevedo, winner of the 2015 Cannes Camera d’ Or for his debut feature “Land and Shade” (“La tierra y la sombra”). “Horizonte” is Acevedo’s sophomore feature, which had its world premiere at the 49th Toronto Film Festival in early September. “We have been fans of Cesar Augusto since his first film, ‘Land and Shade,’” said Alief’s Miguel Angel Govea who described “Horizonte” as a “solid story of regret and redemption.” “We were drawn by Acevedo’s lyrical screenplay, mesmerizing visuals and the standout performances by Chile’s grande dame, Paulina Garcia (Sebastian Lelio’s ‘Gloria’) and Colombian leading man Claudio Cataño, who stars in Netflix’s upcoming ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’” said Govea who said that Alief first eyed the drama at the 2024 Toulouse Cinélatino Films in Progress 43 where it won the Grand Prix Cinema en Construction prize. “We are thrilled to introduce this supernatural drama to buyers at San Sebastian who are looking for something exotic to release in cinemas with international stars,” said Govea, who co-founded Alief alongside partner, Brett Walker.

The trailer, debuting exclusively in Variety, follows Basilio (Cataño) and his mother Inés (Garcia) who reunite in death to set off on a journey through a war-torn world.

As they embark on a mission to find Basilio’s missing father, they pass through destroyed towns, abandoned fields and rivers turned to cemeteries.

Once a brutal criminal, Basilio is now forced to relive his past horrors with his mother as a witness. As they wander through this desolate world, they realize that only through great sacrifice can they find.