Even the Rain now available on iTunes and Dogwoof.TV
November 19th, 2012
Watch this drama on the Bolivian water war online now
Gael Garcia Bernal stars in this film about the Bolivian Water War, based on a screenplay by Paul Laverty
Obsessive idealist Sebastián has sworn to direct a film about one of the world’s most iconic figures, Christopher Columbus. He is determined to overturn the myth of the arrival of Western Civilization in the Americas as a force for good. His film will show what Columbus set in motion: the obsession with gold, the taking of slaves, and the terrible violence visited on those Indians who fought back.
The brilliant actor playing Columbus constantly challenges the director, accusing him of hypocrisy and cheap manipulation. Costa, Sebastián’s friend and producer, doesn’t give a damn. All that matters is that the film comes in on time and within budget. Costa decided they will shoot in Bolivia, the cheapest, most “Indian” of Latin American countries.
While the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, civil and political unrest simmer, as the entire water supply of the city is privatized and sold to a British/American multinational. Violence increases daily until the entire city explodes in the now infamous Bolivian Water War - a war which actually took place in April 2000. 500 years after Columbus, sticks and stones once again confront the high-tech weaponry of a modern army. David against Goliath. Only this time the fight is not over gold, but the simplest of life-giving elements - water.
Totnes – Dartingtom Arts - Barn Cinema
Wimbledon, London – hmvCURZON (Wimbledon) – Popup Cinema Screening
November 19th, 2012
Watch this drama on the Bolivian water war online now
October 29th, 2012
Get down to the west country for some film watching this November!
August 1st, 2012
Win a Paul Laverty bundle to celebrate the release of Even the Rain on DVD
May 28th, 2012
The Lighthouse in Dublin will host a Q&A screening
May 22nd, 2012
Read an extract from Paul Laverty's introduction to the films screenplay
May 17th, 2012
Even the Rain director Icíar Bollaín discusses the film
March 19th, 2012
Starring Gael Garcia Bernal and written by award-winning screenwriter Paul Laverty...
February 28th, 2012
The Island President, Even the Rain and Putin's Kiss all to screen