Ship of Fools
6.5
Rating
(4 votes)
1h 44m
Runtime
1995
Released
2
Popularity
Genres
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.
Status
Released
Original Title
La nave de los locos
Release Date
1995-04-13
Languages
Spanish
Directors
Writers
Gustavo WagnerWriter
