Tag #Hippos

What is the significance of using a hippopotamus, formerly owned by Pablo Escobar, as the central figure in a film exploring the historical consciousness of post-Escobar Colombia?

Cocote" director Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias' new film, shown at the Berlin film festival, is a docu-fiction about Pepe, a hippopotamus formerly owned by Pablo Escobar. The film follows Pepe's journey after Escobar's death, contrasting his imagined consciousness with the reality of his impact on the Colombian ecosystem and the people who encounter him.