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  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m

Summary In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living a tranquil life for years. While he takes their small herd of llamas out to graze, she keeps house and walks for miles with the other local women to fetch precious water. When an uncommonly long drought threatens everything they know, Virginio and Sisa must decide ...

Written By: Alejandro Loayza Grisi

  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m
  • 2022
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 27 m

Utama

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
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Summary In the arid Bolivian highlands, an elderly Quechua couple has been living a tranquil life for years. While he takes their small herd of llamas out to graze, she keeps house and walks for miles with the other local women to fetch precious water. When an uncommonly long drought threatens everything they know, Virginio and Sisa must decide ...

Written By: Alejandro Loayza Grisi

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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90
Jan 29, 2022
[A] sublime, quietly elegiac feature debut.
By Peter Debruge FULL REVIEW
83
Jan 29, 2022
Admittedly, Utama is a simple story, but one that packs an emotional punch without endless exposition or symbolism.
By Gregory Ellwood FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 11, 2022
No part of Utama feels fabricated. The costumes are a part of the environment; the camera work is as simple as it could be, but what is in front of the camera is elevated by a lovely stillness. Alvarez turns Bolivia into a series of portraits and Grisi is the perfect conduit to tell such a specific tale of love and life.
By Nadir Samara FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 29, 2022
Through the love story at the heart of this visually arresting feature debut, Utama offers the audience a relatable connection with a way of life which is on the verge of extinction.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 4, 2022
It is a spare and yet unsparing film, and a bold artistic statement from an emerging filmmaker.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
63
Oct 30, 2022
Stock story beats of generational dispute run throughout Utama, existing mainly to show off the widescreen possibilities of the Scope frame.
By Clayton Dillard FULL REVIEW
60
Nov 3, 2022
While climate change shadows every anxious discussion here, it also remains at a safe remove, a vague threat embedded in an aesthetically soothing package and gently salted with tears.
By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Alma Films
Release Date Nov 4, 2022
Duration 1 h 27 m
Genres
Tagline El tiempo se ha cansado
Website http://www.almafilms.net/es/peliculas/9_utama
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Awards

The Platino Awards for Iberoamerican Cinema
• 2 Wins & 5 Nominations
Málaga Spanish Film Festival
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Guadalajara International Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 4 Nominations

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