Prison in the Andes

Prison in the Andes
Theatrical release poster
Directed byFelipe Carmona
Written byFelipe Carmona
Produced byDaniel Pech
Dominga Sotomayor
Omar Zúñiga
StarringBastián Bodenhöfer
Hugo Medina
CinematographyMauro Veloso
Edited byOlivia Brenga
Music byMariá Portugal
Production
companies
Cinestación
Multiverso Produções
Distributed byStoryboard Media
Release dates
  • October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06) (BFI)
  • November 23, 2023 (2023-11-23) (Chile)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesChile
Brazil
LanguageSpanish

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.