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Viva

8 March – 24 March 2013

Sundance 2012 World Narrative winner Violeta Went To Heaven will be among the films screening
Sundance 2012 World Narrative winner Violeta Went To Heaven will be among the films screening

Viva returns to Manchester Cornerhouse for it's 19th edition from March 8 to 24. Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes, Manchester, the 2013 Festival programme is the most ambitious to date, featuring blockbusters, small independent feature films and documentaries in Spanish language as well as a film in Catalan.

The festival will open with a gala screening of ¡Atraco!, directed by Eduard Cortés

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  • Violeta Went To Heaven
    Review preview for Violeta Went To Heaven

    Here, the old Chilean songs fulfill their original purpose, as storytelling elements, but now they bear the weight of a new history.

    Jennie Kermode · 3.5 out of 5
    A biopic of the Chilean folk singer, composer, ethnomusicologist and painter Violeta Parra.
  • Chocó
    Review preview for Chocó

    Yet although the film is shot wide by an unmoving camera in full naturalist mode, we ultimately remain uncertain whether Chocó has taught Everlides a lesson, or just dreamt that she has.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    The story of a woman struggling on the thin line between hope and despair in a small Columbian village.
  • The World Is Ours
    Review preview for The World Is Ours

    The motor running Sánchez's film stays in full throttle to the last.

    Amber Wilkinson · 3.5 out of 5
    To boys from the hood try to rob a bank... but things don't go according to plan.
  • Attack Of The Werewolves
    Review preview for Attack Of The Werewolves

    In Moreno's genre comedy, not only are the horrors of a century-old Romanian vendetta exposed to the full moon's half light, but also a trail of hidden ordnance and long-buried bodies from the more recent, entirely real and utterly homegrown Spanish Civil

    Anton Bitel · 3.5 out of 5
    A writer returns to his Galician village expecting to receive an award, but the villagers have very different plans for him.
  • After Lucía
    Review preview for After Lucía

    After Lucia is an uncomfortable and disturbing experience with a vengeful sting in the tail.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    The story of a bullied teenager.
  • Thursday Till Sunday
    Review preview for Thursday Till Sunday

    The camera of Bárbara Álvarez carefully observes the tensions mounting against a backdrop of ... landscapes that mirror the young girl's anxieties.

    Anton Bitel · 3 out of 5
    A ten-year-old becomes aware of the strains on her parents' marriage over the course of long car journey.