Woodpeckers (2017 film)

2017 film

Woodpeckers

Film poster

Directed by| José María Cabral
Written by| José María Cabral
Starring| Jean Jean
Cinematography| Hernan Herrera
Edited by| José María Cabral
Music by| Freddy Ginebra
Distributed by| Film Factory Entertainment

Release date

* 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.[1] It was selected as the Dominican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[2] In 2017, Cabral won the Havana Star Prize for Best Director for the film at the 18th Havana Film Festival New York.[3]

## Synopsis

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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.[4]

## Cast

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* Jean Jean
* Judith Rodriguez Perez
* Ramón Emilio Candelario

## See also

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ Erbland, Kate (30 November 2016). "Sundance 2017 Announces Competition and NEXT Lineups, Including Returning Favorites and Major Contenders". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
2. ^ Lang, Jamie (24 August 2017). "Outsider Pictures Prepares U.S. Release for Dominican Republic Oscar Entry 'Woodpeckers'". Variety. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
3. ^ "Dominican Productions Woodpeckers and Jeffrey, Award Winners at the Havana Film Festival in New York". Global Foundation for Democracy and Development. 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
4. ^ Harvey, Dennis (31 January 2017). "Sundance Film Review: 'Woodpeckers'". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2017.

## External links

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* Woodpeckers at IMDb

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Dominican submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

* Guaguasi (1983)
* One Way Ticket (1988)
* Nueba Yol (1995)
* Love Child (2011)
* Jaque Mate (2012)
* Who's the Boss? (2013)
* Cristo Rey (2014)
* Sand Dollars (2015)
* Sugar Fields (2016)
* Woodpeckers (2017)
* Cocote (2018)
* The Projectionist (2019)
* A State of Madness (2020)
* Holy Beasts (2021)
* Bantú Mama (2022)
* Cuarencena (2023)
* Aire: Just Breathe (2024)

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