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Allá en el cielo

Nobody Knows the World
Generation 14plus 2026
Eleven-year-old Chito and his 16-year-old brother Rockío live on the outskirts of Lima where the living and the dead coexist. On the rooftop of their home, Chito takes care of the carrier pigeons that transport small loads of drugs for his brother’s business. Up there, closer to the sky, Chito feels a sense of freedom and a connection with the invisible. The neighbourhood rises up among dusty streets and a cemetery that functions as a football field, playground and refuge. Here, Chito and his friends are growing up between work and graves, oblivious to the violence that surrounds them. But one afternoon during a football match, chaos erupts: his brother and another boy are murdered. The rituals of collective mourning fail to help Chito deal with his loss and his thoughts turn to revenge … Up above, between the noise of the neighbourhood and the beating of wings, life and death merge in the same sky that the pigeons cross.

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by Roddy Dextre (Director, Screenplay)
with Ransés Naranjo Franco, Gabriel Merino Dorival, Kenyi Farfán Baique, Santiago Solórzano Zevallos Peru 2026 Spanish 18' Colour World premiere recommendation: 14 years and up

With

  • Ransés Naranjo Franco (Chito)
  • Gabriel Merino Dorival (Rockío)
  • Kenyi Farfán Baique (Nike)
  • Santiago Solórzano Zevallos (Huesos)

Crew

Director Roddy Dextre
Screenplay Roddy Dextre
Cinematography Julián Amaru DFP
Editing Beto Barzola
Music Pauchi Sasaki
Sound Design Carlos García
Production Design Luciana Masías
Costumes Leslie Hinojosa
Make-Up Gina Cielos
Producer Javier Salvador
Executive Producers Roddy Dextre, Javier Salvador, Beto Barzola, Alejandro Noriega, Valentina Brero, Antonio Sarria, Pauchi Sasaki, Enrique Nava, Antonio Acosta, Alessandro Pederzoli, Giuliana Tommasi

Produced by

Chicxs Altos

Lima, Peru

The Maestros Cine

Mexiko-Stadt, Mexico

Nativo Studio

Lima, Peru

Marla Colour Grading

Barcelona, Spain

Rebeca Producciones

Lima, Peru

Blond Indian Films

Bogotá, Colombia

World Sales

Lights On

Turin, Italy

Roddy Dextre

The director has primarily worked in advertising and has already received several significant industry awards, including the Grand Prix at the Cíclope Latino and the award for best Peruvian director at El Ojo de Iberoamerica. Allá en el cielo is his first short film. He is currently developing his first feature film, El vuelo de las hojas. 

Filmography

2023 Cáncer después del cáncer (Cancer before cancer); short film 2026 Allá en el cielo; short film, Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026