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‘Queens’ Director Klaudia Reynicke on Making a Film About Peru

Variety
Story by Matthew Minton
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Acclaimed Peruvian director Klaudia Reynicke navigates political unrest to bring the gritty realities of 1992 Peru to life in her latest period drama 'Queens'.
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  • To film the street protest scenes authentically, Reynicke had to get creative in depicting communist iconography which was banned under the repressive Fujimori regime at the time.
  • Cinematographer Diego Romero's gritty, naturalistic camerawork perfectly captures the tense, high-stakes atmosphere of the period, making audiences feel like they're on the ground in the thick of the action.
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Klaudia Reynicke, Diego Romero, Queens, Queens
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