Pepe (2024 film)

Pepe
Pepe
	Festival release poster
Directed by	Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias
Screenplay by	Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias;
Produced by	Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias; Pablo Lozano; Tanya Valette;
Starring	Jhon Narváez; Sor María Ríos;
Cinematography	Camilo Soratti; Roman Lechapelier; Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias;
Edited by	Tom Swash; Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias;
Music by	Nelson Carlos De Los Santos Arias
Animation by	Erwin Jiménez; Manuel Barenboim;
Production; companies	4 A 4 Productions; Pandora Film; Joe Vision Production;
Distributed by	Monte & Culebra
Release date	20 February 2024 (Berlinale);
Running time	122 minutes
Countries	Dominican Republic; Namibia; Germany; France;
Languages	Spanish; Afrikaans; Mbukushu; German;

Pepe is a 2024 drama film written and directed by Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias. The film starring Jhon Narváez and Sor María Ríos, is voice of Pepe, the first and last hippo killed in the Americas, who appears as ghost and recounts his story with the powerful oral tradition of these communities.^[1]^[2]

The film is an international co-production between Dominican Republic, Namibia, Germany, and France, and had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on 20 February, where it competed for the Golden Bear.^[3]

^ "Pepe". Berlinale. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ De Los Santos Arias, Nelson Carlo (22 January 2024). "Pepe". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Abbatescianni, Davide (22 January 2024). "The Berlinale unveils its Competition and Encounters titles". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[1] "Pepe". Berlinale. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[2] De Los Santos Arias, Nelson Carlo (22 January 2024). "Pepe". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[3] Abbatescianni, Davide (22 January 2024). "The Berlinale unveils its Competition and Encounters titles". Cineuropa. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

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