Colombia / Apr 16, 2026 / Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena
I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me.
7min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Genres
AnimationDocumentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | decaer |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Colombia |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 16 aprile 2026 |
| Production | Bibiana Rojas Gómez |
| Writer | Juan Camilo González |
| Editing | Juan Camilo González |
| Assistant directors | Juan Camilo González |
| Visual effects | Diego Felipe Cortés, Carla Melo Gampert, Andrea Muñoz, Julián Arias, Julian Camilo García, Juliana Hernández Rocha |
| Music | Carolina Lucio |
| Sound | Carolina Lucio |
Release dates
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