Leon, Argentine Falklands veteran, opened a small gas station a few miles from the town of Uspallata, Las Heras, amidst the stunning mountain scenery. He lives a solitary life, drag problems with his ex-wife, has little contact with his young son. The coincidence makes that place through Javier, his sergeant in the war, now trucker. That extreme experience the sister time together and remember their comrades, living and dead. Ana, a Brazilian way to Chile, and the love that grows between them León reconciles with life itself appears. Simple, human, touching. This little story of lives corporizará in the film To the west of the end of the world, which in the spring was filmed entirely in the village of Uspallata. The movie does not inquire about the political reasons for the war but fraternal relations that occurred between the Argentine soldiers, sacrifices for watching other’s lives, and how that experience the joined forever in a common destiny Martin explained Viaggio and Thomas Buchanan, the Bufo Films production company, responsible for the co-production with Brazilian Accorde Films. The project won the competition Incaa-Ancine, allowing its realization. The direction borne by the Brazilian Paulo Nascimento. West of the end of the world and was invited to participate in film festivals in Germany, Brazil and Mar del Plata, a great opportunity not only to showcase the technical and artistic qualities of Argentina cinematography, but also as a tool to promote tourism Mendoza and Uspallata. Production has provided construction decorated with local labor. Also the material items, lodging, meals, transportation and cast of supporting actors will be fully covered in the lasherino valley. The film will be possible thanks to the support of the community of Uspallata and Tourism Association and Local Commerce and significant participation of the Municipality of Las Heras, which provide all the logistical and management necessary for the realization of the cultural project support. In this context, and the historical background of the film Seven Years in Tibet decades ago, Uspallata increases his film profile and is growing every year as required very stage by a number of domestic and foreign productions are already in folder producers and officials. “Article posted in SUMMIT Magazine”
