New US Trailer for Colombia's True Story 'Memories of My Father'

"Life isn't worth much in this country." Cohen Media Group has released a new official US trailer for a Colombian film titled Memories of My Father, directed by the famous Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba. This was originally selected for Cannes in 2020, but eventually premiered at the 2020 San Sebastián Film Festival a few years ago. The life of Héctor Abad Gómez, one of Colombia's most beloved national figures, is beautifully dramatized by filmmaker Fernando Trueba, the director of the Oscar-winning Belle Epoque. Set in the 1970s during a violent time in Colombian history, an author recalls his time with his father, a university medical professor who fought against oppression and social inequality; as well as the circumstances of his assassination by Colombian paramilitaries. Winner of Best Ibero-American Film at the Goya Awards (2021), Memories of My Father is based on the best-selling Oblivion: A Memoir by acclaimed author Héctor Abad Faciolince. With Javier Cámara, Nicolás Reyes Cano, Juan Pablo Urrego, Patricia Tamayo, Maria Tereza Barreto and Laura Londoño. Arrives in US theaters in November. Watch below.

Here is the official US trailer (+ poster) for Memories of My Father by Fernando Trueba, on YouTube:

Spanish filmmaker Fernando Trueba's latest project, Memories of My Father, chronicles the life of Heìctor Abad Goìmez, a doctor and human rights activist concerned both for his own children and for the children of lower classes during the violent 1970s while living in Medellin, Colombia. Driven by sadness and rage when a terrible cancer takes the life of one of his daughters, Heìctor devotes himself to the social and political causes of the time, without concern for his personal safety. It is an intimate story seen through the eyes of his only son, Heìctor Abad Facilionce, one of the most outstanding writers of contemporary Colombia. Memoirs of my father >, originally known as El Olvido Que Seremos in Spanish / alternatively Forgotten We'll Be, is directed by the nominated Spanish writer/filmmaker Oscar winner Fernando Trueba, director of numerous films including Opera Prima, Gros sel, Twisted Obsession, Belle Epoque, Two Much, La Niña De Tus Ojos, The Shanghai Spell, The Dancer and the Thief, Chico & Rita, and The Queen of Spain previously. The screenplay is written by David Trueba, based on the novel by Héctor Abad Faciolince. This premiered at the 2020 San Sebastián Film Festival and also opened in Colombia that year. Cohen Media will release Memories of My Father in select US theaters starting November 18, 2022 this fall. Interested?

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