THE PEOPLE AT UNIVERSAL (La Gente de la Universal)

This is a black humor comedy that takes place in an urban jungle, where each person has to survive on its own. No one is evil, but everyone acts thinking about personal benefits. Ex cup Diógenes owns “Universal”, a private detectives company in the middle of Bogotá. His nephew, Clemente Fernández works in the agency and has a romance with Fabiola, Diógenes wife. He is not thinking of hurting his uncle on purpose, but he is moved by the emptiness caused by being an anonymous city man. Best Unpublished Screenplay, Havana Film Festival,1991; Grand Prize, Rhode Island International Film Festival, 1994; Audience and Critics Awards, Uruguay International Film Festival, 1994. DIR Felipe Aljure, Colombia, 1994, 125 min.

About the Film Director: Felipe Aljure
Writer: Felipe Aljure, Manuel Arias, Guillermo Calle
Producer: Ángel Amigo
Release Year: 1995
Genre: Black Comedy
Running Time:125 min

Plot: This is a black humor comedy that takes place in an urban jungle, where each person has to survive on its own. No one is evil, but everyone acts thinking about personal benefits. Ex cup Diógenes owns “Universal”, a private detectives company in the middle of Bogotá. His nephew, Clemente Fernández works in the agency and has a romance with Fabiola, Diógenes wife. He is not thinking of hurting his uncle on purpose, but he is moved by the emptiness caused by being an anonymous city man.

Main Cast: Álvaro Rodríguez, Jennifer Steffens, Robinson Díaz.