Ruta del Jaca (2009)
• November 5th, 2009 • 1h 12min
Documentary
Overview
In the late 1980's, during Peru's bloody internal conflict, an American couple traveled through the countryside looking for alternative healers to treat the woman's terminal illness. On that fateful trip, they vanished completely. At the time, local authorities claimed they had been kidnapped and killed by communist insurgents of the Shining Path movement. 20 years later, their son retraces their steps in an intriguing and sometime bizarre trip to visit Shamans in Andean remote villages as well as deep in the Amazon jungle. Matt is looking for people that might have known his parents, and undergoes some of the same treatments his mother had received. Ruta del Jaca is a kaleidoscopic film that blurs the distinction between documentary and fiction. The spectacular beauty of the Peruvian countryside is splashed throughout the feature. A special role is reserved for the immensely popular "Folklor" singer Sonia Morales.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Contrasts of Peru
Released on: 2017-04-30
Documentary
Peru is a country of many contrasts. From the cold waters of the Coast over the 6000 m high Andes to...
Ayahuasca and the Path of the Shaman
Released on:
Documentary
Desperate to recover from his depression, Dave travels from his home in British Columbia, Canada to ...
Neurons to Nirvana
Released on: 2013-10-19
Documentary
Through interviews with leading psychologists and scientists, Neurons to Nirvana explores the histor...
Peru's City of Ghosts
Released on: 2000-07-25
Documentary
Join a team of archaeologists and the Discovery Channel in an investigation into the mysterious line...
Touching the Void
Released on: 2003-09-05
Documentary, Action, Adventure, Drama
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m ...
When Multinationals Attack Nation States
Released on: 2016-12-01
Documentary, TV Movie
In autumn 2016, demonstrations sprang up all over Europe against the CETA free-trade agreement betwe...
The Enemies of Reason
Released on: 2007-01-01
Documentary
Documentary written and presented by scientist Richard Dawkins, in which he seeks to expose "those a...
The Living Stones of Sacsayhuamán
Released on: 2014-06-08
Documentary
Sacsayhuamán, an ancient citadel amidst the Peruvian Andes, is an architectural marvel. It was built...
Shipibo Konibo: A Rite of Passage
Released on: 2005-10-09
Documentary
In Peruvian Amazonia, for the first time in many years, a Shipibo–Konibo community prepare to perfor...
Sigo siendo
Released on: 2013-08-22
Documentary, Music
A trip through the diversity of black and native Peruvian music. Character-driven film, one where th...
Me dicen Yovo
Released on:
Documentary
While working as a photographer in Benin, West Africa, a two-week trip will turn into a two months p...
Glimpses of Peru
Released on: 1937-09-04
Documentary
This Traveltalk series short brings us to Lima, Peru where we see a modern city.
Shamans of the Amazon
Released on: 2001-01-01
Documentary
SHAMANS OF THE AMAZON is a personal account of filmmaker Dean Jefferys as he returns to the Amazon w...
Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America
Released on: 2018-12-13
Documentary, Music
In this documentary film a team of researchers examine the social contexts that influenced the emerg...
Máxima
Released on: 2019-04-27
Documentary
A multi-billion-dollar mining project is launched by the American Newmont Mining Corporation and lay...
Auf der Suche nach Heilern
Released on: 2014-05-09
Documentary
“I am a hypochondriac”, admits Rosa Von Praunheim, the icon of the gay movement, right at the begin...
River of Gold
Released on: 2016-03-26
Documentary
Narrated by Academy Award winners Sissy Spacek and Herbie Hancock, River of Gold is the disturbing a...
Ayahuasca
Released on: 2016-01-01
Documentary
American tourists at SpiritQuest Sanctuary, a medicine lodge in Peru, share their thoughts about the...