''Tattoos in Memory'' (

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: ''Tatuajes en la memoria'') is a 2024 Peruvian

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Luis Llosa Luis Llosa Urquidi (born 1951) is a Peruvian film director. He is best known for his feature films ''Sniper'' (1993), ''The Specialist'' (1994), and ''Anaconda'' (1997). Career Luis Llosa was originally a film critic. He is known for his earl ...

from a screenplay written by

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (28 March 1936 – 13 April 2025) was a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and politician. Vargas Llosa was one of the most significant Latin American novelists and essayists a ...

, based on the autobiographical book ''Memorias de un soldado desconocido'' by Lurgio Gavilán Sánchez. It is about a former terrorist and soldier seeking redemption by becoming a

Franciscan priest The Franciscans are a group of related organizations in the Catholic Church, founded or inspired by the Italian saint Francis of Assisi. They include three independent religious orders for men (the Order of Friars Minor being the largest contem ...

. It premiered on August 29, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.

Synopsis

A boy from

Ayacucho Ayacucho (, , derived from the words ''aya'' ("death" or "soul") and ''k'uchu'' ("corner") in honour of the battle of Ayacucho), founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga (Quechua: Wamanga) until 1825, i ...

is orphaned and, following his older brother, joins the

Shining Path The Shining Path (, SL), self-named the Communist Party of Peru (, abbr. PCP), is a far-left political party and guerrilla group in Peru, following Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Gonzalo Thought. Academics often refer to the group as the ...

, where he trains in violence. Captured by the army, he finds a second chance as a soldier. Tormented by blood, he seeks one last hope by becoming a

and then a prominent anthropologist.

Cast

* Gianfranco Bustios * Reynaldo Arenas * Milene Vazquez * Renata Flores * Christian Esquivel as Lieutenant Shogun * Kenyi Nizama * Josué Cohello

Production

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began on October 24, 2022, and ended on November 25, 2022, in

Huanta Huanta is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Huanta in the region Ayacucho. History In the era of the Spanish American wars of independence, Huanta remained loyal to the Spanish ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

References

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* {{Mario Vargas Llosa 2024 films 2024 drama films Peruvian drama films Films directed by Luis Llosa 2020s Spanish-language films Films set in Peru Films shot in Peru Films about terrorism Films about violence Films based on actual events Films based on autobiographies 2020s Peruvian films