Woodpeckers (2017 film)

Woodpeckers (Spanish: Carpinteros) is a 2017 Dominican Republic drama film directed by José María Cabral. It was screened in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.^[1] It was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[2] In 2017, Cabral won the Havana Star Prize for Best Director for the film at the 18th Havana Film Festival New York.^[3]

Woodpeckers
Film poster
Directed by	José María Cabral
Written by	José María Cabral
Starring	Jean Jean
Cinematography	Hernan Herrera
Edited by	José María Cabral
Music by	Freddy Ginebra
Distributed by	Film Factory Entertainment
Release date	23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) (Sundance)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Dominican Republic
Language	Spanish

Synopsis

In adjacent male and female prisons, inmates communicate by "pecking" messages by hand. New prisoner Julian forges an alliance with the hot-tempered Manaury and learns to become a "woodpecker." Complications arise when Yanelly, Manaury's girlfriend, becomes more interested in communicating with Julian.^[4]

Cast

• Jean Jean
• Judith Rodriguez Perez
• Ramón Emilio Candelario

See also

• List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Dominican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Erbland, Kate (30 November 2016). "Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
2. Lang, Jamie (24 August 2017). "Outsider Pictures Prepares U.S. Release for Dominican Republic Oscar Entry 'Woodpeckers'". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. "Dominican Productions Woodpeckers and Jeffrey, Award Winners at the Havana Film Festival in New York". Global Foundation for Democracy and Development. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. Harvey, Dennis (31 January 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Woodpeckers'". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

External links

• Woodpeckers at IMDb