Year Produced: 2003

English Synopsis:
Using surrealistic imagery, unconventional cinematography, and a creative soundtrack, director Jorge Echevarry creates a portrait of alienation and intense emotion in MALAMOR (BAD LOVE). Teenager Lisa has recently become troubled by the world around her, no longer finding joy in what she once loved. Flailing about desperately for anything that seems real and fulfilling, she falls in love with her mothers junkie boyfriend, naive to the possibility that it may have terrible consequences. Cristina Umana's lead performance has garnered praise at film festivals around the world, and MALAMOR was singled out by the Colombian Ministry of Culture as one of the best films the country has ever produced. * Region 1 DVD

Spanish Synopsis:
Seleccionda por la critica como una de las mejores peliculas colombianas de todos los tiempos, Malmor es descrita como un tapiz de intensidad emocional: sensual y tragica a la vez. Con La Sierra Nevada come escenario, Lisa (Cristina Umana). quien es una adolescente, se encuentra ahora en el dilema de estar enamorada del novio de sue madre, quien es adicto a la heroina. Ella busca desesperadamente entender su situacion y darle un cambio a su comolicada vida. Por su magnifica actuacion, Cristina Umana fue premiada en el Festival de Cine LaCenemaFe en Nueva York come Mejor Actriz Principal.

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