About this project:

  • Director: Valentin Proult, Noé Sardet
  • Cinematography: Valentin Proult
  • Editing: Valentin Proult, Noé Sardet
  • Music Composition: Sébastian Riqueleme, Brian d’Oliveira
  • Production : TV5 Canada, Parafilms, Valentin Proult, Crédit d’impôt Canada
  • Details: 52’ Film – Cinema & TV
  • Year: 2021

Purunga, The Cliff Man

There are men on this earth who, every day, risk their lives to provide for their families. Between the arid desert and the vast Pacific Ocean, the region of Huarmey, Peru, is home to towering cliffs that mark the entrance to a world where nature reigns supreme. These men, true guardians of ancestral traditions, face challenges where adrenaline and raw strength are their only allies against the untamed elements.

They climb steep rock faces, defying the void and the crashing waves below, relying solely on the resilience inherited from generations past. Their daily lives are a delicate balance between boldness and survival, where every movement becomes a carefully choreographed dance between danger and control. In this grand natural theater, they find not only the means to feed their loved ones but also to nourish their souls, drawing strength and meaning from the vast wilderness that gives purpose to their existence.

Teaser: The Fate of a Peruvian Fisherman

Pérou

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