72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Pachacútec, La Escuela Improbable / Pachacútec, The Improbable School

Mariano Carranza
USA - Peru      38 m.
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In a hidden spot in the outskirts of Lima, in a poverty-stricken district, is a school that the whims of fate decided should exist: the Pachacútec Cookery School. For more than 15 years the school has changed the lives of more than 400 men and women chefs, giving them a profession that has lifted them out of their destitution while filling their lives with dreams, thus forging a new generation of Peruvian cooks. This documentary follows the case of three young alumi from the school, who now enjoy success in different parts of the world. In San Francisco, what started as work experience earned Jhosmery the position of pastry chef in a reputed Peruvian restaurant. In Luxembourg, Gerson takes up the reins of a kitchen with modernist ambitions. And in Lima, Alan runs a successful ceviche business. All saw gastronomy as a chance to get ahead. 

Director
Mariano Carranza (Peru)
Screenplay
Mariano Carranza, Elard Robles
Production
Pachacutec LLC (USA)
Mariano Carranza, Gastón Acurio, Irzio Pinasco, Karina Meier
Acurio Restaurantes (Peru)
Gaston Acurio
Photography
Rodrigo Valencia
Edition
Elard Robles, Diego Martínez
Music
Erick Del Águila
Sound
Marshall Potter, Jordi Salinas, Mirella Bellido, Ray Day
Featuring
Jhosmary Cáceres, Gerson Atalaya, Alan Larrea, Joan Roca, Ignacio Medina, Karina Montes Bravo, María Zúñiga, Victoriano López, Albert Adriá
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
38 m.
Original language of the film
English , French , Spanish
Country
USA - Peru
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