Taskovski Movies Gross sales has acquired Miguel Calderón’s Loss adjustment , which may have its worldwide premiere within the Imaginative and prescient Competitors on the Amsterdam Worldwide Documentary Movie Competition.
The movie tells the story of Pedro, a loss adjuster who travels throughout Mexico investigating the causes of main disasters whereas coping with corrupt “scavengers” who revenue from human tragedy.
To flee the decadence and violence of on a regular basis life, Pedro decides to immerse himself in a world that he considers to be the other of his personal: modern artwork.
He grew to become fascinated by {a photograph} of a condor taken by artist Miguel Calderón and bought it, marking the start of his profession as a collector. This encounter sparks an in depth friendship between Pedro and Miguel, inflicting their worlds to intersect.
Pedro participates in a theater manufacturing, however his inexperience, the repulsive position he should play, and the actress’s ambivalent perspective in direction of seduction, throw him into an identification disaster. The drama had a larger emotional affect on him than the tragic occasions he confronted day by day at work.
When the worlds of artwork and loss adjustment collide, Pedro finds himself caught in a paradox, unable to discern which of the 2 realms is extra misleading.
Calderon mentioned: “Loss Adjustment explores the intersection between human tragedy and modern artwork, two seemingly distant worlds that, upon nearer inspection, reveal shared complexities. On the coronary heart of the story are Mexican claims Pedro, a police officer, whose work exposes him to the corruption and cruelty that ensues within the aftermath of a catastrophe, displays the darkish aspect of society the place exploitation thrives within the shadow of catastrophe.
“‘Loss Adjustment’ raises a bigger query concerning the nature of identification: Can we really break away from the techniques that constrain us, or are we merely changing one type of deception with one other?”
The movie is produced by Andrea Paasch, Agustina Chiarino and La Triada, and co-produced by Bocacha Movies and Cactus Docs.
