Ship of Fools
1995, Spanish. Directed by Ricardo Wullicher.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 13 April 1995
- Original title
- La nave de los locos
- Country
- Argentina
- Written by
- Gustavo Wagner
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Who directed Ship of Fools?
Ship of Fools (1995) was directed by Ricardo Wullicher and stars Marisa Paredes, Fernando Guillén, Inés Estévez.