Juan Sarmiento G.
Cinematographer, also producer · Born January 1, 1984 (42) · Colombia
Born in Colombia, based in Berlin. Frequent collaborations with Simón Mesa Soto, Kaouther Ben Hania, Daniel Espinosa, Ann Oren and Karim Aïnouz. His three latest releases are The Voice of Hind Rajab, A Poet and Islands, which premiered at Venice, Cannes and Berlin respectively. Winner of the Sven Nyqvist Cinematography Award for Madame Luna, the Colombian film academy award for Amparo. and the German Cinematography Award for Valley of Souls.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 1, 1984 (42)
- Colombia
- Cinematographer, also producer
- 6 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
What are Juan Sarmiento G.'s films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 2
Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1
Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 0 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet1
- Tragic2
- Ambiguous1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Juan Sarmiento G.'s films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on MUBI (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Juan Sarmiento G.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
26 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.
Objet a (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
The Voice of Hind Rajab(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
A Poet(2025)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Islands(2025)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Madame Luna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)
Mariner of the Mountains(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
The Net – Promised Land (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
All Russians Love Birch Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Valley of Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Amparo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)
Nardjes A. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Mission Persephone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Liebe. Jetzt ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Phoenix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Defender of the Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Central Airport THF (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Kleptomom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Leidi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Breaking Horizons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
In deiner Haut (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Sternstunden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Tatort(1970)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all showsMimesis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The land left behind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 26 titles, 24 of them dated from 1970 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
Highest rated
A Poet (2025)
Most popular right now
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Juan Sarmiento G.'s films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 82nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the cinematography 78/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 75. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Is Juan Sarmiento G.'s work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Juan Sarmiento G. work with?
People who share at least 2 of Juan Sarmiento G.'s MovieCove titles; Karim Aïnouz shares the most, 2.
- Karim AïnouzShared titles: Mariner of the Mountains (2021), 30/30 Vision: 3 Decades of Strand Releasing (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Karim Aïnouz
- Ricardo SaraivaShared titles: A Poet (2025), Mariner of the Mountains (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Ricardo Saraiva