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Cineplex Acquires Latin American Rights to Indigenous Eco-Thriller
Cineplex has acquired Colombian and Latin American rights to Yull Núñez’s film “The Cry of Serankwa.”
The Colombian eco-thriller follows members of the Iku Indigenous community in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, where the story was filmed.
Two friends prepare to become Mamus, spiritual leaders who seek to protect Mother Earth and their sacred lands.
A mining company puts their community and friendship at risk when Aníbal returns years later as an engineer for the firm.
Much of the film is spoken in Iku, and it explores the protection of ancestral traditions and the environment.
The film won three industry prizes at the Santiago Film Festival, which Núñez says will help him complete it.
Cineplex expects the film to prompt discussion in 2027, but no release date is given.
Latin American distributor Cineplex has acquired the Colombian and Latin American rights to the Indigenous eco-thriller “The Cry of Serankwa.”
The film won three industry prizes at the Santiago Film Festival’s Sanfic Industria.
Directed by Colombian filmmaker Yull Núñez, the drama follows two Iku friends whose lives diverge over mining on their sacred lands.
The film is set in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and is partly spoken in the Iku language.
Cineplex said it expects the film to generate conversation in 2027.
- Who
- Cineplex acquired the rights to a film by Colombian filmmaker Yull Núñez.
- What
- Cineplex acquired Colombian and Latin American distribution rights to “The Cry of Serankwa,” an Indigenous eco-thriller.
- When
- The deal was reported on November 9, 2026.
- Where
- The film is set in Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta; the rights cover Colombia and Latin America.
- Why
- The story explores environmental destruction, ancestral traditions and challenges faced by Indigenous communities.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Núñez began writing the story.
The project competed in the WIP Iberoamericana section and won three industry prizes.
Variety reported that Cineplex had acquired the Colombian and Latin American rights.
- Film
- The Cry of Serankwa (El grito de Serankwa)
- Director
- Yull Núñez
- Distributor
- Cineplex
- Rights
- Colombia and Latin America
- Awards
- Three industry prizes at Sanfic Industria
What people are saying
From the moment we read the script for ‘The Cry of Serankwa,’ we felt a strong connection to its story and its portrayal of the sacred territories of Colombia’s Iku, Wiwa, Kogui and Kankwamo communities in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
I’ve always had deep ties with this community as my father would take me along on visits when I was a child
This is more than just a film; it is a cinematic offering that invites us to reflect on our relationship with the environment and with life and death