We Are the Heat

We are the Heat (original: Somos Calentura) is a 2018 Colombian drama film about young men in Colombia who are affected by the drug trade.

We are the Heat
Directed byJorge Navas
Produced bySteven Grisales
Screenplay byDiego Vivanco and Steven Grisales
StarringDuván Arizala, José Luis Paz, Miguel Ángel Micolta, Manuel Riascos and Julio Valencia
Music byChocQuibTown
Release date
September 13, 2018
Running time
1h 44m
CountryColombia
LanguageSpanish

The film was written by Diego Vivanco and Steven Grisales and directed by Jorge Navas It stars Duván Arizala, José Luis Paz, Miguel Ángel Micolta, Manuel Riascos and Julio Valencia.

The film was exhibited at the Warsaw International Film Festival and the Havana Festival.[1][2] Somos Calentura is part of the multi award-winning transmedia project We Are the Heat, formerly known as Mon Amour, created by Steven Grisales and Juan DiazB. The transmedia project was recognized with the Best Digital Cases Award, MIP CUBE & MIP TV, 2012, MIDEM Award, Best Latin American Transmedia Project in Multi- Platform, Rio Content Market Lab, Rio de Janeiro, 2012 and was a finalist in the Pixel Pitch Power to the Pixel Competition, International Film Festival, London, 2012.

In 2015, Jorge Navas was invited to take part in the project as director of the film. That year the film won the FDC Integral production fund.

Synopsis

In Buenaventura, Colombia lifelong friends Harvey, Freddy, Baby, and Caleñito are the undisputed kings of hip-hop dance, but when the local drug trade tightens around them, they must decide between the pull of the streets and their dreams.

Cast
  • Duván Arizala es "Harvey"
  • Miguel Ángel Micolta es "Steven"
  • José Luis Paz es "Freddy"
  • Manuel Riascos es "El Baby"
  • Julio Valencia es "Rebook"
  • Heidy Mina es "Lindsay"

References
  1. We are hot in Proimágenes Colombia. Consulted on September 15, 2018.
  2. We are feverish, the frenetic pace of Buenaventura El País newspaper. Retrieved on September 15, 2018.
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