Exciting news for Ian and his fans! Will update with more info as it comes to us……
Articled translated in English below:
The Peruvian film “Toque de queda” (“Curfew”) , a new story set in the years of the internal war, will be directed by Rodolfo Pereira and will feature in the cast with internationals Henry Ian Cusick and Helena Christensen. Recently, in January of this year the production team completed the journey of identification of places ( scouting ) where the film will be filmed: Ayacucho and the central jungle. The tape does not yet have a confirmed release date.
“Filming is estimated to start between August and September of this year . The two foreign actors are insured, but with both still need to define their availability for those dates. The other star roles will be played by Peruvian talent, “says director Rodolfo Pereira.
“Toque de queda” will have as director of photography the experienced Juan Durán (“La luz en el cerro”, “Días de Santiago”), and the executive producer will be Andrés Malatesta (who worked on the recent “Delicious dry fruit”). The crew will be composed mainly of professionals from Peru, Argentina, Brazil, and possibly Colombia.
SYNOPSIS
“Toque de queda” takes place in Peru, in the mid-80s. Two foreign journalists go into the mountains and jungle of Peru in search of two colleagues from Lima , disappeared while covering the execution of a massacre in the heights of Ayacucho .
On the way, correspondents will discover an unknown country, torn apart by violent clashes between clandestine armed groups and whose existence nobody knew. The discovery of the truth will change your life completely.
THE PROTAGONISTS
The actor Henry Ian Cusick was born in Trujillo, Peru, was raised in Trinidad and Scotland and now lives in Hawaii. He participated in several television programs in Britain, before moving to the United States to join the cast of the hit series “Lost.” In 2006 he was nominated for an Emmy for his role as Desmond Hume and continued as an important character in the series for 5 seasons.
He also played some characters in series such as “Scandal”, “24”, “Law and Order”, “Fringe”, “The Mentalist” and “The 100”, in which he currently participates. Cusick has also participated in some films, such as “Hitman”, “Just Let Go”, “HalfLight”, “9 / tenths”, “Richard II”, “Not Another Happy Ending”, among others.
For her part, Helena Christensen is a Danish actress, model and photographer. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father is Danish and his mother is Peruvian . Christensen won the crown of Miss Universe Denmark in 1986 and represented her native country in the 1986 Miss Universe pageant. She has also been a Victoria’s Secret Angel.
In addition, Christensen has participated in some films such as the telefilm “Inferno” (1980), “Prêt-à-Porter” by Robert Altman (1994), among others.
DIRECTOR
Rodolfo Pereira directed the short fiction film “El rey de las azoteas” (1985). “Toque de queda” is his first feature film and is inspired by the friendship he had with Eduardo de la Piniella, one of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay , in 1983 in Ayacucho.
This film was awarded in the National Contest of fiction feature films of the Ministry of Culture in 2016 . In addition, it has the institutional support of the Inter-American Press Association (SIP), Reporters Without Borders (RSF), the Journalists Association of Peru (CPP), the Washington Office for Latin America (WOLA), Freedom House (FH) and the Council of Hemispheric Affairs (COHA).
In this video you can see images of the trip made by the director and the production team to study locations in Ayacucho. You can learn more about the film on its official website .
