LIBORIO
A film by Nino Martínez Sosa, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Qatar / 2021 / 99 Minutes / Spanish with English Subtitles
Produced by Nino Martínez Sosa (DOM) and Fernando Santos Díaz (DOM), co-produced by Maite Rivera Carbonell (PRI)
50th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)
World Sales: Pluto Film
Synopsis
In early 20th century, Liborio, a peasant, disappears in a hurricane and returns as a prophet. He says he’s been given a mission: to bring the good and take away the evil, curing the sick and teaching by example. People begin to congregate by his side and they move to the mountains to have total freedom and develop the dream of an independent community. Everything changes when the invading US Marines wants to disarm and disband the community. Liborio wants to avoid a confrontation but knows that they can't run forever.