A ★★★½ review of Takanakuy Quechua for to hit each other (2023)

Screened at Filmfestival INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin - Knocked Off Track - [English] A black-and-white film set in Peru. The boy Fausto is trained by his father and other youngsters to use violence to get his way. Sometimes a sheep needs to be beaten to death. His older friend Chaska advises him to find other ways of communicating. But Fausto's father doesn't like this at all and makes a subtle homophobic accusation. He challenges Chaska in a duel. Once a year, the villagers meet in a kind of arena where everyone can fight against everyone else, man