Feature film, documentary, 2010.
The Mohan, Spirit of the Magdalena River in Colombia, lives deep in the waters,
smoking tobacco and swigging aguardiente, the local alcohol.
Sometimes he perches on a boulder in the middle of the river, waiting for humans to arrive.
He teases the fishermen, entangling their nets and frightening away the fish.
A greater charmer, the Mohan lures the most beautiful women down to his golden palace,
deep under the water. From there, melodic music rises to the surface.
Some women come back pregnant; others never come back at all.
People have begun to notice that the Mohan no longer appears at the surface of the river.
Nowadays, people do not respect him as they used to; they are more afraid of the living.
The paramilitary has struck terror into the hearts of all, even the devil.
Now all the Magdalena River conceals in its depths, are corpses.
Prize Montgolfière d’Or au Festival des 3 Continents à Nantes 2010
Prize hors frontières, Traces de vie 2011.
Technical sheet
Production Voa, CBA, FWB.
Year : 2010
Country of production : Belgium
Duration : 72 min
Color : 16:9
Language : Spanish
Credits
Direction and image: Nicolás Rincón Gille
Producer : Manon Coubia
Editing : Cédric Zoenen
Sound : Vincent Nouaille
Distribution
CBA
https://cbadoc.be/fr/contact/
Mail : mail@cbadoc.be