Woodpeckers (2017 film)

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

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. It was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. In 2017, Cabral won the Havana Star Prize for Best Director for the film at the 18th Havana Film Festival New York.

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.

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

External links

• Woodpeckers at IMDb