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“I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me.”
2026•7m•Released
AnimationDocumentary
I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me. Its discovery happened by accident, originally conceived as a way to ward off evil spirits. This film begins in China, then moves to an event in Cartagena, and ends centuries later in Bogotá.
Director
Juan Camilo González
Writer
Juan Camilo González
Languages
Spanish
Production
Producer
Bibiana Rojas Gómez
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