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Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time

Baltazar Ushka, El tiempo congelado

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Chimborazo, Ecuador. At 6,267 meters high, in one of the world´s highest volcano, the Chimborazo, Baltazar Ushka has been working for more than thirty years now. He works chopping ice out of the glacier, later to be used to cool fruit juices at the popular market in Riobamba, Ecuador. This documentary travels through time in a circular way, to create a life´s portrait of the last Chimborazo Ice Man. It's the second part of the most famous and award-winning documentary in Ecuador: Los Hieleros del Chimborazo. 1980.

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Baltazar Ushka, the frozen time. 2008 (The official documentary of the last Ice Man, remastered)

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Director
José Antonio Guayasamín, Igor Guayasamín
Screenplay & Story
Igor Guayasamín, José Antonio Guayasamín
Original Title
Baltazar Ushka, El tiempo congelado
Country of Origin
Ecuador
Release Date
13/12/2008
Spoken Languages
Spanish
Runtime
22m
Production Studios
Fundación Arte Imagen ARIG

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

José Antonio Guayasamín, Igor Guayasamín

Screenplay & Story

Igor Guayasamín, José Antonio Guayasamín

Director of Photography

Igor Guayasamín

Film Editing

José Antonio Guayasamín

Department Leadership Roster

José Antonio Guayasamín

José Antonio Guayasamín

Director

Igor Guayasamín

Director

Igor Guayasamín

Writer

José Antonio Guayasamín

José Antonio Guayasamín

Writer

Igor Guayasamín

Director of Photography

José Antonio Guayasamín

José Antonio Guayasamín

Editor

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What is Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time about?

Chimborazo, Ecuador. At 6,267 meters high, in one of the world´s highest volcano, the Chimborazo, Baltazar Ushka has been working for more than thirty years now. He works chopping ice out of the glacier, later to be used to cool fruit juices at the popular market in Riobamba, Ecuador. This documentary travels through time in a circular way, to create a life´s portrait of the last Chimborazo Ice Man. It's the second part of the most famous and award-winning documentary in Ecuador: Los Hieleros del Chimborazo. 1980.

Who directed Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time?

Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time was directed by José Antonio Guayasamín, Igor Guayasamín.

Who stars in Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time?

The principal cast of Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time includes Baltazar Ushca.

When was Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time released and how long is it?

Baltazar Ushka, The Frozen Time was released in 2008 with a total runtime of 22m.