THE HYPERBOREANS
Film - CineRebels Competition

THE HYPERBOREANS

Directed by Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña

Info

Director: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña
Section: CineRebels Competition
Country: Chile
Year: 2024
PT: LOS HIPERBÓREOS
OT: LOS HIPERBÓREOS
Language: German, Spanish
Version: Original version with English subtitles
Cast: Antonia Giesen, Francisco Visceral Rivera
18+ (no age rating)

Logline

Bizarre, disturbing, experimental — a history lesson of a different kind.

How do you tell the story of someone who believed that Hitler was an avatar of Vishnu and lived below ground in Antarctica? Through a film claiming to be the work of Miguel Serrano, a Chilean diplomat and exponent of “esoteric Hitlerism”. Real footage and stop-motion animation meet fake computer games and stage performances, bringing to light Chile’s deep brown heritage.

Show calendar
Photocredits: Bendita Film Sales

Calendar

  • After the film: Q&A with Antonia Giesen

    Filmmuseum
  • After the film: Q&A with Antonia Giesen

    City 3

Meet the director

THE HYPERBOREANS

Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña

Cristóbal León and Joaquín Cociña were both born in Chile in 1980 and have collaborated since 2007. Their films combine different techniques such as live action, photography, and drawing. Their first feature-length film, THE WOLF HOUSE, had its world premiere at the Berlinale in 2018, where it earned the Caligari Film Prize. Her second feature-length film, LOS HIPERBÓREOS, was screened at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes in 2024.

Credits

Screenplay: Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña, Alejandra Moffat
Film Editor: Natalia Medina
Production Designer: Natalia Geisse, Javiera Sandoval
Sound: Claudio Vargas
Producer: Catalina Vergara
Production Company: León & Cociña Films, Globo Rojo Films
World Sales: Bendita Film Sales