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Cannibalized Dreams: The Untold Story of Raúl Ruiz's 'The Territory' and Wim Wenders' 'The State Of Things'

Synopsis:

Sintra, 1981. Raúl Ruiz, Chilean director now residing in France, is shooting a film called “The Territory” supposedly produced by legendary Roger Corman. As the production runs into financial troubles , Wim Wenders arrives in Sintra with the necessary film reels to finalize Ruiz's project. Fresh out of a traumatic experience with Francis Ford Coppola in Hollywood, Wenders then puts forward the idea of making another film using Ruiz’ cast and crew. The other film would be “The State Of Things” and went on to win the Venice Film Festival the following year. Was “The Territory”, a film about cannibalism, cannibalized? For forty years the secret connection between these two films remained hidden from history. A tale that isn’t short in elements of mystery and intrigue, and laden with artistic influences and many international legendary filmmakers.

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Mário Patrocínio (Producer)