Tattoos in Memory
{{Infobox film
| name = Tattoos in Memory
| image = Tattoos in Memory poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Luis Llosa
| writer =
| screenplay = Mario Vargas Llosa
| based_on = {{based on|Memorias de un soldado desconocido|Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez}}
| producer =
| starring = Gianfranco Bustios
| cinematography =
| editing =
| music =
| studio = Iguana Films
| distributor = Venus Films
| released = {{Film date|2024|8|29}}
| runtime = 122 minutes
| country = Peru
| language = Spanish
| budget =
| gross =
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Tattoos in Memory (Spanish: Tatuajes en la memoria) is a 2024 Peruvian drama film directed by Luis Llosa from a screenplay written by Mario Vargas Llosa,{{Cite news |last= |date=2024-07-04 |title=Tatuajes en la memoria: película de Luis Llosa con guion de Mario Vargas Llosa lanzó tráiler |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/luis-llosa-estrenara-tatuajes-en-la-memoria-su-nueva-pelicula-con-guion-de-mario-vargas-llosa-cine-luces-ultimas-noticia/#google_vignette |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=El Comercio |language=es-PE |issn=1605-3052}} based on the autobiographical book Memorias de un soldado desconocido by Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez.{{Cite news |last=del Águila |first=Sonia |date=2024-08-01 |title=Luis Llosa y su película sobre terrorismo: "No podía poner actores de Al fondo hay sitio, necesitaba caras nuevas" |url=https://elcomercio.pe/luces/cine/luis-llosa-y-su-pelicula-sobre-terrorismo-no-podia-poner-actores-de-al-fondo-hay-sitio-memorias-de-un-soldado-desconocido-tatuajes-en-la-memoria-lurgio-gavilan-sanchez-noticia/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |work=El Comercio |language=es-PE |issn=1605-3052}} It is about a former terrorist and soldier seeking redemption by becoming a Franciscan priest.{{Cite web |last=Gris |first=Lima |date=2024-07-12 |title='Tatuajes en la memoria', nueva cinta de Lucho Llosa [VIDEO] |url=https://limagris.com/tatuajes-en-la-memoria-nueva-cinta-de-lucho-llosa-video/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Lima Gris |language=es-PE}} It premiered on August 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.{{Cite web |title=Luis Llosa estrena "Tatuajes en la memoria", una "sucesión de tragedias" en tiempos de Sendero Luminoso |url=https://noticine.com/noticias/estrenos/37077-luis-llosa-estrena-tatuajes-en-la-memoria-una-sucesion-de-tragedias-en-tiempos-de-sendero-luminoso.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Noticine.com}}
Synopsis
A boy from Ayacucho is orphaned and, following his older brother, joins the Shining Path, where he trains in violence. Captured by the army, he finds a second chance as a soldier. Tormented by blood, he seeks one last hope by becoming a Franciscan priest and then a prominent anthropologist.{{Cite web |last=Napa |first=Renzo |date=2024-07-04 |title='Tatuajes en la memoria': la nueva película de Luis Llosa, con el guion de Mario Vargas Llosa |url=https://rpp.pe/cine/peru/tatuajes-en-la-memoria-la-nueva-pelicula-de-luis-llosa-con-el-guion-de-mario-vargas-llosa-noticia-1566994 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=RPP Noticias |language=es}}
Cast
- Gianfranco Bustios
- Reynaldo Arenas
- Milene Vazquez
- Renata Flores
- Christian Esquivel as Lieutenant Shogun
- Kenyi Nizama
- Josué Cohello
Production
Principal photography began on October 24, 2022,{{Cite web |title=La película "Tatuajes en la memoria" se viene rodando en Huanta y alrededores desde el 24 de octubre |url=https://www.instagram.com/cinencuentro_peru/p/Ck69kFxshaP/?img_index=1 |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Instagram}} and ended on November 25, 2022, in Huanta, Ayacucho in Peru.{{Cite web |title=Cristhian Esquivel finalizó el rodaje de "Tatuajes en la memoria", escrita por Vargas Llosa |url=https://noticine.com/noticias/rodajes/34111-cristhian-esquivel-finalizo-el-rodaje-de-tatuajes-en-la-memoria-escrita-por-vargas-llosa.html |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Noticine.com}}{{Cite web |title="Tatuajes en la memoria": De niño senderista a sacerdote, pasando por el ejército peruano |url=https://www.viendomovies.com/news/tatuaje-memoria-ejercito |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=ViendoMovies}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|33317547}}
{{Luis Llosa}}{{Mario Vargas Llosa}}
Category:Films directed by Luis Llosa
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Films about terrorism
Category:Films based on actual events