The best Peruvian films of all time
The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: The City and the Dogs (1985) · Madeinusa (2006) · Undertow (2009). (Updated Mar 21, 2023.)
From Kukuli to Retablo: the classics and most-awarded films of Peruvian cinema, according to La Cartelera, Peru.info, El Comercio and Ventana Indiscreta.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 10
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1
The City and the Dogs (1985)
Vargas Llosa's military academy, by Francisco Lombardi.
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2
Madeinusa (2006)
A girl from an Andean village during Holy Time, by Claudia Llosa.
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3
Undertow (2009)
A married fisherman and the ghost of his lover.
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4
The Milk of Sorrow (2009)
A young woman who inherits her mother's fear; Golden Bear and Oscar-nominated.
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5
The Lion's Den (1988)
Soldiers in an Andean village during the Shining Path years, by Lombardi.
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6
Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (1999)
A captain put in charge of a 'visitor service' in the jungle.
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7
The Green Wall (1970)
A settler family in the jungle, by Armando Robles Godoy.
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8
Wiñaypacha (2017)
An elderly couple in the Andes, spoken in Aymara.
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9
Paper Dove (2003)
A boy recruited by the Shining Path.
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10
Song Without a Name (2019)
A mother whose baby is stolen in 1988.
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11
Retablo (2017)
A young apprentice altarpiece maker in Ayacucho.
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12
Days of Santiago (2004)
A former soldier who doesn't fit into post-war Lima.
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13
Kukuli (1961)
The first film spoken in Quechua.
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14
Gregorio (1984)
A migrant boy on the streets of Lima, by Grupo Chaski.
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