Remember the promising breakout feature, “The Milk of Sorrow,” from Peruvian director Claudia Llosa? She also helmed the very strong “Aloft” with Jennifer Connelly in 2014. Well, it’s been seven years since her last feature, but Netflix is backing her latest, “Fever Dream,” based on the best-selling novel by Samanta Schewblin. This film is eligible to be Peru’s selection for the International Feature Oscar, and the picture will make its world premiere at the upcoming San Sebastian Film Festival.
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The film tells the haunting story of broken souls, toxins, looming environmental and spiritual catastrophes, and the ties that bind a parent to a child. Llosa’s film stars María Valverde, (“Galveston,” “Exodus: Gods and Kings,” “Broken Horses“) Dolores Fonzi, Germán Palacios, Guillermo Pfening, Emilio Vodanovich, Guillermina Sorribes, Marcelo Michinaux and Cristina Banegas.
Here’s the official synopsis:
A young woman lies dying far from home. A boy sits beside her. She is not his mother. He is not her child. Together, they tell a haunting story of broken souls, an invisible threat, and the power and desperation of family. Based on the internationally critically acclaimed novel by Samanta Schweblin.
“Fever Dream” is in select theaters on October 6 and Netflix on October 13. Watch the first trailer below.