The Names of the Flowers

As Bolivia stages the 50th anniversary of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s death, Julia, an old countryside teacher, is invited to share her historical story with the world: Giving a bowl of soup to the captured guerrilla in her classroom, while he recited a poem about flowers to her a few hours before his death. The invitation is withdrawn soon after, as other women step forward, claiming the story of “the soup and the flower” as their own.

 

Director: Bahman Tavoosi.

Cinematographer: Nicolás Taborga

AWARDS

  • Special Prize, Tallin Black Nights Film Festival, Estonia (2019)
  • Best Cinematography, FECIR, Chile (2019)
  • Jury Award, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (2019)
  • Best Narrative Feature Film, Brussels Independent Film Festival (2020)
  • First Prize, 38th Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (2020)
  • Best Film, Sharjah Film Platform, Emiratos Arabes Unidos (2020)
  • Best Fiction Feature Film, Québec Cinêma (2021)