When The Blood Boils (2025)
Through a rare immersion in an Andean community, the film explores what it really means to "resolve a conflict" in a society where violence is neither hidden nor denied, but ritualized, regulated, and followed by public reconciliation. Takanakuy is not a spectacle: it is a social language, a way of preserving collective balance. Following Simon's path, the narrative shifts from the fight itself to its invisible consequences: acceptance by the group, inner transformation, and the symbolic weight of a gesture that one only performs once in a lifetime. The film then questions our Western view of justice, forgiveness, and reparation, and poses a central question: what remains when we agree to confront our fears head-on, without detours or staging?
Directors: David Guersan, Simon Ruiz.
| Editing | David Guersan | Editor |
| Editing | David Guersan | Color Grading |
| Writing | David Guersan | Creative Producer |
| Camera | Simon Ruiz | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Charles Darnaud | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Aymeric Garro | Camera Operator |
| Writing | David Guersan | Writer |
| Directing | David Guersan | Director |
| Directing | Simon Ruiz | Director |
| Writing | Simon Ruiz | Idea |
| Production | David Guersan | Producer |
| Production | Simon Ruiz | Producer |
| Production | Aymeric Garro | Producer |
