OJO DEL TIBURON. LOS ULTIMOS CAZADORES DE TIBURONES DE NICARAGUA, EL
- EXTENDED SYNOPSIS
Ésta es una película sobre iniciación. Maykol y Bryan son dos vecinos e inseparables amigos en Greytown, Nicaragua, un pueblo en la boca de un río que desemboca en el Mar Caribe. Aislados del resto de su país por una densa selva y lejos de lasciudadesy otros pueblos, Maykol y Bryan se pasan los días cazando y jugando en la selva, en el río o en la playa. Pero la edad de juegos pronto tendrá su fin. Ese será su primer verano aprendiendo a cazar tiburones, el oficio de su familia. Juan, padre deMaykol, un hombre valiente y afectuoso, soldado en la revolución, les iniciará en esta peligrosa profesión.Al desarrollarse la historia, las diferencias entre ellos se vuelven evidentes. Brian, pequeño y valiente, está ansioso y lleno de emoción al embarcar en su primer viaje al mar. Maykol, un chico tímido, pero fuerte, tiene miedo de los largos díasynoches que pasarán cazando en un bote pequeño. Maykol y Brian tal vez serán dos de los últimos cazadores de tiburones en Greytown. Este oficio está desapareciendo a la vez que el tiburón toro se extingue en el río San Juan.Las oportunidades para los jóvenes en Greytown son escasas y el tráfico de drogas parece ser el trabajo mejor remunerado en una ciudad visiblemente marcada por restos de municiones oxidadas y por los escombros de las casas quemadas en la recienteguerra. Este es el mundo en el que Maykol y Brian tendrán que encontrar su propio camino
This is a film about initiation. Maykol and Bryan are two neighbors and inseparable friends in Greytown, Nicaragua, a village at the mouth of a river which empties into the Caribbean Sea. Isolated from the rest of the country by dense jungle andawayfrom cities and other towns, and Bryan Maykol spend their days hunting and playing in the jungle, in the river or on the beach. But the age of games will soon have an end. That will be his first summer learning to hunt sharks, the office of hisfamily.John, father of Maykol, brave and affectionate, a soldier in the revolution and start this dangerous profession.With the development history, the differences between them become apparent. Brian, small and brave, eager and full of excitement to embark on his first trip to sea. Maykol, a shy, but strong, afraid of the long days and nights you spend hunting inasmall boat. Maykol and maybe Brian will be among the last hunter of sharks in Greytown. This office is disappearing while the bull shark is extinguished in the San Juan River.Opportunities for young people in Greytown are rare and the drug appears to be the better paying job in a city marked by visibly rusted remnants of munitions and debris from the burned houses in the recent war. This is the world we Maykol andBrianwillhave to find their own way
- CAST
Performance | Name | Role |
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Cast | Documental/Documentary | |
Cast | Con/With: | |
Cast | Bryan Reyes | |
Cast | Michael Garcia Galiano |
- CREW
Performance | Name | Notes |
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Production | Luis Ángel Ramírez | |
Production | Gema Suárez Allen | |
Production | Rogelio Chacón | |
Directed by | Hoijman, Alejo | |
Directed by | Ramírez, Luis Ángel | |
Production Manager | Gema Suárez Allen | |
Production Manager | Nicolás Martínez Zemborain | |
Screenplay | Alejo Hoijman | |
Screenplay | Luis Ángel Ramírez | |
Cinematography | Gastón Girod | |
Film Editing | Alejo Hoijman | |
Sound Mixer | Manuel De Andrés | |
Sound Mixer | Nano Fernández | |
Sound Design | Diego Martínez Rivero | |
Sound Design | Manuel De Andrés | |
Other info | Asistente De Producción / Production Assistant: | |
Other info | Mayra Bottero | |
Other info | Asistente De Cámara / Camera Assistant: | |
Other info | José Chisco Arce |
- FILM & TRAILER RATINGS
Film Rating | Duration | Certification |
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GENERAL AUDIENCES AND ESPECIALLY RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN | 93 min. | 8/14/2012 |
- PUBLIC GRANTS
Grant | Amount |
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Grants - Feature films project | 125,000.00 € |
- CREW
Tag | Information |
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Year of the Spanish Films Catalogue | 2012 |
Production year | 2012 |
Length | Largometraje |
Film Formats | HD a 35mm. |
Running time | 93 minutos |
Original footage | 2.537 metros |
- Film Info
Tag | Information |
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Star-up shooting date | 12/28/2009 |
Ending shooting date | 1/4/2011 |
Locations | Nicaragua - (Days: 40) |
Locations | (Days: N/E) |
- Other Titles of the Movie
Tag | Information |
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Other titles | HAI AUGE |
Other titles | THE SHARK´S EYE. THE LAST SHARK HUNTERS OF NICARAGUA |
- FILM PRODUCTION COMPANIES


- Festivals and Awards
Awards | Section | Person / Company |
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Cinereach Award | ||
Festival De Cine De Cartagena 2013 | Mejor Director/Best Director | |
Festival Internazionale Del Film Di Roma 2012 Italia | Premio al Cinema Sociale | |
Jan Vrijman Fund |
Participation in Festivals | Section |
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Cinéma Du Réel Film Festival 2013 Paris, France | |
É Tudo Verdade 2013 Sao Paulo, Brasil | |
Festival Internacional De Cine De Mar Del Plata 2012 | Competencia Latinoamericana |
Festival Internazionale Del Film Di Roma 2012 Italia | World Premiere - Official Competition Cinema XXI |
Ficg – 28 Festival Internacional De Cine En Guadalajara 2013 (México) | Documental Iberoamericano |
Idfa International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | |
Open City Docs Fest 2013 London |