2023 film
The Settlers Theatrical release poster
Spanish Los colonos
Directed by Felipe Gálvez Haberle Written by
Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Antonia Girardi
Mariano Llinás (collaboration)
Produced by Stefano Centini Santiago Galleli Thierry Lenouvel Emily Morgan Giancarlo Nasi Matias Roveda Starring Cinematography Simone D'Arcangelo Edited by Matthieu Taponier Music by Harry Allouche Production companies
Quijote Films
Rei Cine
Quiddity Films
Volos Films
Cinema Inutile
Cine Sud Promotion
Snowglobe Film I Väst
Finite Films
Sutor Kolonko[1]
Distributed by
Dulac Distribution (France)
MUBI (North America, Latin America, United Kingdom, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Benelux and India)[2]
Release date
22 May 2023 (2023-05-22 ) (Cannes )
Running time
97 minutes Countries
Chile
Argentina
United Kingdom
Taiwan
Germany
Sweden
France
Denmark
Languages Box office $113,466[3] [4]
The Settlers (Spanish : Los colonos ) is a 2023 revisionist Western drama film directed by Felipe Gálvez Haberle (in his directorial debut),[5] who co-wrote the script with Antonia Girardi in collaboration with Mariano Llinás.[6] [7] The film stars Mark Stanley , Camilo Arancibia, Benjamin Westfall, Alfredo Castro , Mishell Guaña, Sam Spruell , Marcelo Alonso and Adriana Stuven.[8] It is a co-production between Chile, Argentina, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, France, Denmark, Sweden and Germany.[9]
The Settlers had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2023. It competed for Un Certain Regard and Caméra d'Or , and alongside those was honored with the FIPRESCI Prize , becoming the first Chilean production to win that award.[10] It was selected as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards .[11]
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^ Ramachandran, Naman (May 24, 2023). "MUBI Acquires Cannes Un Certain Regard Title 'The Settlers' for North America, U.K." Variety . Retrieved July 31, 2023 .
^ "The Settlers" . Box Office Mojo . Retrieved February 12, 2024 .
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^ " 'Los Colonos': ópera prima del chileno Felipe Gálvez se sitúa en las películas más esperadas de Cannes" . BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Los Colonos, de Felipe Gálvez, concursa en Cannes 2023 | EL PERFIL" (in Spanish). 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Grobar, Matt (23 August 2023). "Oscars: Chile Submits Cannes Prize Winner 'The Settlers' For Best International Feature" . Deadline . Retrieved 14 October 2023 .
^ " "Los Colonos": película chilena sobre el genocidio Selk'nam será parte de la selección oficial del Festival de Cannes" . El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ "Chile llega con una ópera prima, una coproducción y un coprotagónico al Festival de Cannes" . infobae (in European Spanish). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ " "Los Colonos" se convierte en la primera película chilena en ganar el premio FIPRESCI en Cannes" . Romántica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-07-18 .
^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (2023-08-23). "Los Colonos representará a Chile en los Oscar y La Memoria Infinita irá por los Goya" . La Tercera . Retrieved 2023-08-23 .