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Directed by | Juan Carlos Goicochea |
Written by | Juan Carlos Goicochea |
Produced by | Diana Castro |
Starring | Roger Pinchi William Pinchi Pepe Andrews |
Cinematography | Carlos Sánchez Pablo Ráez Ángel Pajares |
Edited by | Antonlín Prieto Juan Carlos Goicochea |
Music by | Fernando Arpi Cruz Internacional Yurimaguas Chalena Vásquez Ruth Torres Félix Kamilo Riveros Vásquez Tilsa Llerena Lucy de Mantilla |
Production companies | Libélula Films Tupay Cine |
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Running time | 82 minutes |
Country | Peru |
Language | Spanish |
The Social Sin (Spanish: El pecado social) is a 2024 Peruvian documentary film written, co-edited and directed by Juan Carlos Goicochea in his directorial debut. It follows Roger Pinchi who seeks justice for himself and his trans sister murdered by the terrorist group Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.
Synopsis
Roger Pinchi Vásquez, a gay man and teacher, lived in Tarapoto, a town in the Peruvian jungle, during the 1980s, when the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) began its incursion into that region and began social cleansing campaigns against sexual dissidents. In 1990, when he was mistaken for his sister Fransuá, a trans hairdresser, Roger was kidnapped by the emerretistas. He is quickly released, but his sister is murdered by the terrorist group. Due to these events, Roger is expelled from the primary school where he worked, and flees to Lima as a displaced person from the violence. Thus, after testifying at the Place of Memory, he seeks justice and reparation from the Peruvian State.
Cast
- Roger Pinchi
- William Pinchi
- Pepe Andrews
Production
The research and writing stage of the script lasted 2 years, beginning in 2014 as a project on the rescue of memory in northeastern Peru, traveling to Tarapoto the following year to delve deeper into the night of the Gardenias, a massacre committed by the MRTA against the LGBT+ population. An attempt was made to finance the documentary through crowdfunding. In 2019, the project received financial support from the Audiovisual, Phonography and New Media Directorate (DAFO) for its post-production.
Release
The Social Sin had its world premiere on August 9, 2024, at the 28th Lima Film Festival.
Accolades
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2024 | 28th Lima Film Festival | Peruvian Competition - Best Film | The Social Sin | Nominated | |
Special Jury Prize | Won |
References
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- Subirana Abanto, Katherine; Morales, Katherine (2018-05-28). "El arte frente al odio". El Comercio (in Spanish). ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
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- "-"El Pecado Social" es un documental sobre los asesinatos de homosexuales y transexuales durante el conflicto armado interno". Útero.Pe En Cinta. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
- "Director del documental "El Pecado Social" estuvo en Correo a las 6". Correo (in Spanish). 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
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- "Programación 28 FCL PUCP" (PDF). festivaldelima.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
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- 2024 films
- 2024 documentary films
- 2024 LGBTQ-related films
- 2024 directorial debut films
- Peruvian documentary films
- Peruvian LGBTQ-related films
- 2020s Spanish-language films
- Spanish-language documentary films
- Films set in Peru
- Films shot in Peru
- Documentary films about violence against LGBTQ people
- Documentary films about terrorism
- 2020s Peruvian films