Courtesy of International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
Football and Chola in 'Los Reyes.'
The latest collaboration between Chilean directors Ivan Osnovikoff and Bettina Perut won the runner-up prize when premiering at the Dutch documentary giant.
It's a case of four wheels good, four legs even better in Los Reyes, Chilean duo Ivan Osnovikoff and Bettina Perut's appealing study of stray dogs and skateboarders sharing a downtown Santiago park. Built four-square around the considerable screen presence of inseparable best-pal canine co-leads Chola and Football, the German co-production is low on incidents but high on atmosphere and unassuming charm.
Having its world premiere in the main competition at Amsterdam's IDFA, the pair's eighth directorial collaboration took the runner-up special jury award and ranked high among the most viewed titles in the industry videotheque, the latter a reliable harbinger of a busy festival career. Art house play in receptive territories is also potentially in the cards, though bookers and patrons should be made aware that the measured style of Los Reyes — no music, no voiceover, no explanatory title-cards — veers toward the austere.....
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