Ship of Fools

1995 | 104 minutes | 6.5 ★ (4)

Ship of Fools
  • Overview

    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.

  • Release Date

    13 April 1995

  • DirectingRicardo Wullicher
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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