Festival de Cine / Film Festival: 7 Cajas / 7 Boxes

Monday, February 2, 2015 7:20 PM to 9:30 PM EST
Research Hall, 163

It’s Friday night in Asunción, Paraguay, and the temperature is sweltering. Víctor, a 17-year-old wheelbarrow delivery boy, dreams of fame and owning a fancy TV set from the infamous Mercado 4. He’s offered a chance to deliver seven boxes with unknown contents in exchange for a quick one hundred US dollars. But what sounds like an easy job soon becomes complicated. Something in the boxes is highly coveted and Víctor and his pursuers quickly find themselves caught up in a crime they know nothing about.Reminiscent of Slumdog Millionare, 7 Boxes was declared a film of cultural interest by the National Secretary of Culture of Paraguay. (Description from Pradga Films, one of the sponsors of the festival). Original version with English subtitles. Trailer. 

 

Sponsored by Pragda Films, Spain Arts & Culture, Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Film & Media Studies, University Life, Hispanic Culture Review, Latin American Studies, University Libraries & WGMU Radio at George Mason University. .