War Veteran Drama Opens October 14 At New Ultrastar Mission Valley Cinemas October 14, 2005

WAR VETERAN DRAMA OPENS OCTOBER 14 AT NEW ULTRASTAR MISSION VALLEY CINEMAS

* ?A surprisingly intense debut? Though convincingly set in the lower depths of Lima, the story embodies a universal truth about the experience of former soldiers in many times and places.? ? Deborah Young, Variety

* WINNER! - Miami International Film Festival
San Diego, CA. Media Arts Center San Diego's San Diego Latino Film Festival is proud to return to Hazard Center with Peru?s acclaimed drama, DIAS DE SANTIAGO (Peru, 83 min., 2004). DIAS DE SANTIAGO will be screened October 14 - 20, 2005 at the new UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center (7510 Hazard Center Dr., San Diego, CA, 92108).

Think TAXI DRIVER in Peru! Pietro Sibille gives a superbly raw performance as a young war veteran returning to normal society in this edgy debut from the cinematic wilderness of Peru. Having spent several years in the jungle fighting terrorists, 23-year-old Santiago is ill-equipped to deal with everyday life, despite his best intentions. Seeking direction with a computer training course, he meets several young students, but his paranoid obsession with one of the girls soon spirals his life out of control. The spectre of Taxi Driver?s Travis Bickle looms large: Santiago even takes to driving his dead comrade?s car as a taxi to earn money. Considerably more than Scorsese transplanted into an exotic locale, this is a film of impressive psychological complexity. A gritty mixture of film stocks, fluctuating colour and B&W photography, and rapid-fire cutting draws us into Santiago?s fractured world.

DIAS DE SANTIAGO will be screened for ONE WEEK ONLY exclusively at the new UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center (7510 Hazard Center Dr., San Diego, CA, 92108) from October 14th (Fri) through October 20th (Thur). Showtimes: 10:00 a.m., 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, & 10:00 p.m.

San Diego Latino Film Festival's Monthly Film Series is presented by Santana?s Mexican Grill. Additional sponsors include: Univision KBNT-TV, El Latino Newspaper, El Sol de Diego, El Mexicano, Yolanda S. Walther-Meade, 105.7 La Pantera, Telemundo 33, and Radio Latina 104.5 FM, James Irvine Foundation, and the San Diego Foundation.

DIAS DE SANTIAGO will screen five times daily from October 14-20. Tickets are $8.50 general admission and $6.50 students/seniors & ?Aficionados del Cine Latino? members. DIAS DE SANTIAGO is not rated, but is recommended for mature audiences. In Spanish with English subtitles.

For additional information about showtimes and tickets visit: www.sdlatinofilm.com or call 619.230.1938 #2.

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