Fallen from Heaven

Settled in Lima, capital of Peru, at the end of the 80's decade. This time is characterised as a period of political instability, severe economical crisis and violence related to the Internal conflict in Peru.

In this film three stories are entwined, whose characters belong to three different generations. One of them is Lizandro and Cucha's story, an elderly couple who have lost their only child. Owners of several properties, are dedicated to personally collect the rent of their tenants; all their efforts are concentrated in having built a mausoleum designed by their deceased child.

The next story is Humberto's, a successful radio broadcaster whose programme gives hope to people, is an alone man and with a facial deformity as a consequence of an accident. He gives shelter to a depressive women that he calls "Veronica", after rescuing her from an attempt of suicide from a cliff. She hides a marked scar in the belly, which deter her from having intimacy with men.

Finally, the story of a blind woman called Meche, who lives in a humble hut near a cliff, with her grandsons, whom she exploits and mistreats, obliging them to go the dumps to collect food to feed "Campeon", a pig recently given as a gift by Lizandro and Cucha. Meche plans to obtain money from selling the animal to cure her blindness. This last story is based on the Peruvian tale "Los gallinazos sin plumas", written by Julio Ramón Ribeyro.

• Elide Brero
• Gustavo Bueno
• Rafael Garay
• Carlos Gassols
• Marisol Palacios
• Delfina Paredes
• Nelson Ruiz

• List of submissions to the 63rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

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