Movielogr
Ship of Fools (1995)
Directed by Ricardo Wullicher
Overview
In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of “Caleuche,” the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which “made” him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief’s defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.
Length 104 minutes
Actors
Marisa Paredes | Fernando Guillén | Inés Estévez | Miguel Ángel Solá | China Zorrilla