This is a film about Christopher Kirk, an American IT guy who moves to Colombia after reading about Pablo Escobar’s hippopotamuses. It is also a film about the story of V., a story that Kirk obsessively tells and retells about his infatuation with a mysterious Japanese-columbian woman. A story that may or may not have to do with his arrest in 2009 in Brazil for international drug trafficking. Moreover, it is also a film about two directors.
| Release Date | May 7, 2015 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | A Vida Privada dos Hipopótamos | |
| Runtime | 1h 32min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | English, Portuguese, Spanish | |
| Original Language | Portuguese | |
| Production Countries | Brazil | |
| Production Companies | Primo Filmes | |