Porfirio (film)

Porfirio
Porfirio
	Film poster
Directed by	Alejandro Landes
Written by	Alejandro Landes
Produced by	; Alejandro Landes
Starring
Cinematography	Thimios Bakatakis
Release dates	14 May 2011 (Cannes); 2 March 2012 (Colombia);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Colombia
Language	Spanish

Porfirio is a 2011 Colombian drama film directed by Alejandro Landes.^[1]^[2] The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and subsequently screened at other festivals including Toronto and Maryland.

The film is based on the real-life story of Porfirio Ramirez, who is cast to play himself. Porfirio is paraplegic after being shot by a rogue police officer.^[3] The film won the Golden Peacock Award for Best Film at the 42nd International Film Festival of India.^[4]

Cast[]

as himself
Jarlinsson Ramirez as himself (referred to as "Lissin")
Yor Jasbleidy Santos as herself

References[]

^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 92. ISBN 978-1908215017.
^ "Porfirio". tiff. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
^ "A Man Commandeers A Plane, Then The Silver Screen". NPR. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
^ Kamat, Prakash (4 December 2011). "Porfirio wins Golden Peacock" – via www.thehindu.com.

External links[]

Porfirio at IMDb

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[1] Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 92. ISBN 978-1908215017.

[tiff-2] "Porfirio". tiff. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[3] "A Man Commandeers A Plane, Then The Silver Screen". NPR. 22 May 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

[4] Kamat, Prakash (4 December 2011). "Porfirio wins Golden Peacock" – via www.thehindu.com.

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