Raíz (Through rocks and clouds)

‘Paris-based Luxbox, one of Europe’s most prominent sales agents and an occasional producer of Spanish-language art house titles, has snagged worldwide rights to Peru’s “Through Rocks and Clouds” (“Raiz”) ahead of its world premiere at Berlinale’s Generation Kplus sidebar.‘

‘Like most kids, eight-year-old Feliciano (Alberth Merma) has an active imagination. The son of a shepherd, he spends his days herding the family’s alpacas with the help of their dog Rambo. Of these fluffy creatures, one is his favorite, named after his favorite footballer: Renaldo. With a radio, he ventures out into the Peruvian countryside’s verdant hills and picturesque rivers, listening to the Peruvian national team’s games in the hopes they’ll qualify for the World Cup. Franco García Becerra’s “Through the Rocks and Clouds” (or “Raíz”) isn’t all lush days spent in rolling fields. There is an existential threat to Feliciano’s village. A local mining company is polluting the water and is now pressuring them to sell the land. When alpacas go missing, including the lovely Renaldo, Feliciano knows it’ll take plenty of magic to find the herd.‘

‘La trama aborda la historia de un niño pastor de alpacas, cuyo sueño es ver a Perú en el Mundial de Fútbol. En paralelo, su comunidad se ve amenazada por la contaminación y la presión de una empresa minera.‘