Dark Skull - Viejo Calavera
A hybrid work set in the uniquely rough world of the Bolivian mines, Dark Skull is a character drama and an idiosyncratic portrait of workersâ daily lives. The narrative unfolds around the troubled and troublesome Elder, sent to live with his grandmother in Huanuni, a small country town in Bolivia. Once there, Elder proves a constant embarrassment to his godfather, Francisco, frequently skipping work to get drunk or high. But his off-the-clock activities eventually lead him to a dark secret about Franciscoâs involvement in his fatherâs death. Shot largely inside the mines, and made in collaboration with the minersâ union, Kiro Russoâs elegant and formally daring film employs an ambitious structure and gorgeous cinematography to express the nuances and codes of the workers.