Sayen: Desert Road

2023 1h 34m ES

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 149

ActionThriller

Synopsis

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Sayen follows a lead to the picturesque desolation of the Atacama Desert. There, she reluctantly teams up with a young Atacameño girl, Quimal, looking to clear her father’s name and save her town from becoming an arid wasteland due to Acteon’s exploitative water usage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Rallén Montenegro
Sayen
Enrique Arce
Máximo Torres
Jorge López
Gaspar
Katalina Sanchez
Quimal
Claudio Riveros
Tito
Alfredo Castro
Salazar
Eyal Meyer
Aguilar
Camilo Arancibia
José

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexander Witt
Writers: Paula del Fierro, Leticia Akel, Julio Rojas
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Chile

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Sayen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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220+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexander Witt, shot by Enrique Stindt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by José Miguel Tobar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Carolina Siraqyan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rallén Montenegro and Enrique Arce and Jorge López carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt27351936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Alexander Witt directs. Enrique Stindt behind the camera. José Miguel Tobar scores. Carolina Siraqyan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Chile. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Part of the "Sayen Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3220+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by Alexander Witt, shot by Enrique Stindt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by José Miguel Tobar. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Carolina Siraqyan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rallén Montenegro and Enrique Arce and Jorge López carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt27351936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Enrique Stindt
Original score: José Miguel Tobar
Editing: Carolina Siraqyan
Production design: Jorge Zambrano
Costume design: Muriel Parra
Makeup / hair: Francisca Santelices
Sound: Miguel Hormazábal
Stunt coordinator: Juan Sebastián Castañeda
Runtime: 94 min · 1h 34m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Sayen: Desert Road (2023)

Part of

Sayen Collection

Amazon Studios announced that it has given the green light to the Sayen film trilogy, to be directed by acclaimed action film director Alexander Witt and produced by the Oscar-winning team, Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín and Rocío Jadue from Fábula.