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Directed by | Hans Matos Camac |
Written by | Hans Matos Camac |
Produced by | Julia Gamarra Hinostroza |
Starring | Max Huiza |
Cinematography | Mario Bassino |
Edited by | Hans Matos Camac |
Music by | Liberato Kani Contusión Cerebral César Cámac Eduardo Ferré Paz |
Production company | Myxomatosis Kino |
Distributed by | LABPCA (Worldwide distribution), V&R Films (Theatrical release Peru) |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
Country | Peru |
Language | Spanish |
Bantamweight ( Spanish: Peso gallo) is a 2022 Peruvian sports drama film directed, written and edited by Hans Matos Camac. [1] It stars Max Huiza [2] accompanied by Ángela Huamán, Benjamín Baltazar, Gilmer Briceño, Rosalía Clemente and Melvin Quijada. [3] It is about Enrique who is a teenage boxer who is invited to participate in a national boxing championship where he will understand that he must not only fight outside the ring to fulfill his dreams. [4]
Max Huiza, a teenage boxer who lives in Huancayo with his grandmother, Digna. The coach asks him to bring his identification document to register him and represent his city in a national championship. For Enrique, this simple request will become a problem and, in turn, he will understand that the fight for his dreams is not only within the ring. [5]
Bantamweight had its world premiere on August 4, 2022, at the 26th Lima Film Festival. [6] It was commercially released on September 8, 2022, in Peruvian theaters. [7]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | 26th Lima Film Festival | Made in Peru - Audience Award | Bantamweight | Nominated | [8] [9] |
PUCP Community Award - Honorable Mention | Won | ||||
2023 | 18th Luces Awards | Best Film | Nominated | [10] [11] | |
Best Actor | Max Huiza | Nominated | |||
14th APRECI Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Melvin Quijada | Nominated | [12] [13] | |
Best Supporting Actress | Rosalía Clemente | Nominated |