Roa

2016

Synopsis

Set in Bogotá in the late 40s, ROA is a fictional story based on real events, which focuses on Juan Roa Sierra (Mauricio Puentes), alleged murderer of politician and lawyer Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, whose death triggered the sad hours of "the Bogotazo", the event that changed the history of the Colombian capital and initiated the period known as "La Violencia".

Roa (Mauritius Bridges) is a naive and superstitious man, an idealist without a stable job and a family to feed. Tired of searching for a job and convinced that he was born for great things, he visits Gaitán (Santiago Rodríguez), his idol, in search of help. But his hopes quickly collapse after that meeting, in which the politician treats him with disdain.


Thus, his former idol becomes his enemy and Roa begins to plot a naive plan to kill him. Overcome by the fear of being discovered, Roa abandons his crazy ideas and straightens himself up. However, when everything seems to improve, fate plays a trick: mysterious men, who have seen him monitoring Gaitán, threaten to kill his entire family if he doesn´t goe through with his criminal plan.


The explosion of anger of the people, which swept much of Bogotá and spread throughout the country, led Colombia to a period of ruthless violence, which lasted for a decade, its effects continuing to be felt to this day. Amidst the undeniable history, Juan Roa Sierra is part of a mystery. Did he act on his own or was he a participant in a plot?

Technical Sheet

2013, 96 min, Color

Colombia, Argentina / Drama

 

Screenplay - Andrés Baiz, Patricia Castañeda

Direction - Andrés Baiz


Cast - Mauricio Puentes, Catalina Sandino, Santiago Rodríguez, Rebeca López, María Elvira Ramírez, Nicolás Cancino, Arturo Goetz, César Bordón, Alberto Fernández de Rosa, Julio Pachón, Carlos Manuel Vesga, Jhon Alex Toro, Héctor Ulloa

 

Produced by Dynamo, Patagonik

 

Producers - Andrés Calderón, Michel Rubén
Co-producers - Juan Pablo Galli, Alejandro Cacetta
Executive Production -  Carolina Angarita, Felipe Ardila, Cristian Conti, Julián Giraldo
Line Producer - Juan Lovece, Mirlanda Torres
Assistant Director - Jacques Toulemonde Vidal


Cinematography -
 Guillermo Nieto

Production Design - Diana Trujillo

Costume Design - Camila Olarte

Editing - Alejandro Carrillo Penovi
Sound Design - Martín Grignaschi

Music - Iván Wyszogrod

Roa

2016

Synopsis

Set in Bogotá in the late 40s, ROA is a fictional story based on real events, which focuses on Juan Roa Sierra (Mauricio Puentes), alleged murderer of politician and lawyer Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, whose death triggered the sad hours of "the Bogotazo", the event that changed the history of the Colombian capital and initiated the period known as "La Violencia".

Roa (Mauritius Bridges) is a naive and superstitious man, an idealist without a stable job and a family to feed. Tired of searching for a job and convinced that he was born for great things, he visits Gaitán (Santiago Rodríguez), his idol, in search of help. But his hopes quickly collapse after that meeting, in which the politician treats him with disdain.


Thus, his former idol becomes his enemy and Roa begins to plot a naive plan to kill him. Overcome by the fear of being discovered, Roa abandons his crazy ideas and straightens himself up. However, when everything seems to improve, fate plays a trick: mysterious men, who have seen him monitoring Gaitán, threaten to kill his entire family if he doesn´t goe through with his criminal plan.


The explosion of anger of the people, which swept much of Bogotá and spread throughout the country, led Colombia to a period of ruthless violence, which lasted for a decade, its effects continuing to be felt to this day. Amidst the undeniable history, Juan Roa Sierra is part of a mystery. Did he act on his own or was he a participant in a plot?

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Directors

Juan Pablo
Galli
Gerente General
Juan
Vera
Gerente Artístico
Christian
Faillace
Gerente Financiero
Juan
Lovece
Director de Producción
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