The Wind Journeys (15)

Director: Ciro Guerra
Starring: Marciano Martínez, Yull Núñez
Colombia/Germany/Argentina/Netherlands, 2009, 1 hour 57 minutes, Spanish with English subtitles

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Not to be missed if you like to travel off the beaten track. Ignacio, an ageing nomadic maestro of traditional Colombian music embarks on a journey to return his cursed accordion from where it came with a young boy tagging along hoping to learn how to play. Their journey takes them through fantastically beautiful countryside and a series of strange encounters on what becomes an elemental, mythical quest interspersed with glorious haunting music. When Ignacio reluctantly enters an accordion duel we witness a jaw-dropping musical scene in which the players rap back and forth, the music gets faster and faster, and the crowd urges them to ever greater heights. A real discovery, this is quite unlike anything you’ll ever have seen before.

Ffilm am deithio ar hyd ffordd anghysbell bywyd mewn mwy nag un ystyr! Mae Ignacio yn drwbadŵr sy’n teithio gyda’i gerddoriaeth draddodiadol o Golombia drwy dirwedd hynod brydferth y wlad. Mae ei antur yn un rhyfedd sy’n diweddu gyda brwydr gerddorol rhwng cerddorion – ffilm heb ei hail yn unman.

Screenings
Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea	2010-03-08	20:00:00
Aberystwyth Arts Centre	2010-03-14	17:30:00
Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff	2010-03-05	20:30:00
Wem Town Hall	2010-03-11	20:00:00