Ship of Fools
In a small town in Patagonia (Southern Argentina), a Mapuche Indian chief sets a tourist complex under construction on fire. He denies all attempts to defend himself. Locked up, he waits for the arrival of "Caleuche," the Ship (Nave) of Fools (de los locos), a mythical figure of his ancestral strength which "made" him start the fire. An appointed lawyer (a white woman) comes to the chief's defence, alleging the chief had acted in self-defense as the white man was building commercial structures on the sacred burial grounds of his ancestors, and continued doing so even after heated protests.
- Year: 1995
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- Genre: Drama
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- Keyword: native american, arson, argentina, courtroom, santiago del estero
- Director: Ricardo Wullicher
- Cast: Marisa Paredes, Fernando Guillén, Inés Estévez, Miguel Ángel Solá, China Zorrilla