The Punishment

Ana is driving, her face serious and angry. Mateo, her husband, asks her to turn around, returning to the place in the forest where they have left their seven-year-old son. It's only been two minutes, but he's gone.

"With this latest work, [Matías Bize] proves that he only needs a few (but magnificent) actors, an excellent screenplay, and his skills and experience as a director to make one of the best South American films of recent years." ~ Cinencuentro

"A single-take missing child movie filmed on a Chilean backroad at the edge of a darkening forest, The Punishment elegantly turns a compelling and intense dramatic situation into an involving study of the psychology of motherhood." ~ Screen International