Prison in the Andes
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| Directed by | Felipe Carmona |
| Written by | Felipe Carmona |
| Produced by | Daniel Pech Dominga Sotomayor Omar Zúñiga |
| Starring | Bastián Bodenhöfer Hugo Medina |
| Cinematography | Mauro Veloso |
| Edited by | Olivia Brenga |
| Music by | Mariá Portugal |
Production companies | Cinestación Multiverso Produções |
| Distributed by | Storyboard Media |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries | Chile Brazil |
| Language | Spanish |
Prison in the Andes (Spanish: Penal Cordillera) is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Felipe Carmona in his directorial debut. Starring Bastián Bodenhöfer and Hugo Medina accompanied by Andrew Bargsted, Mauricio Pesutic, Alejandro Trejo, Óscar Hernández, Daniel Alcaíno and Juan Carlos Maldonado. It is about 5 military generals who participated in the Pinochet dictatorship and who are imprisoned in the "Penal Cordillera", a luxurious prison from which they will not want to leave when the government wants to transfer them to a regular prison.
Prison in the Andes had its world premiere at the 67th BFI London Film Festival on 6 October 2023, where it competed for the Sutherland Trophy.