The Water Carrier

El reino de los cielos is about the difficulties facing the blind 70yearold Bernabe when he regains his sight after an operation The film is like a fable shot in the village of Cucunuba in the Andes Cucunuba like the world of García Márquez and Yoknapatawpha by Faulkner is a mythical place that becomes universal despite and thanks to its special features Cardosa The theme of blindness is directly linked to the medium of film I expressed Bernabes way of looking before and after regaining his sight in the different camera styles the first film shot in Colombia since the government stopped film production in 1988 IFFR