72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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El castillo / The Castle

Martín Benchimol
Argentina - France      77 m.
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Having worked as a maid her whole life, Justina's former employer leaves her an enormous mansion deep in the Argentinian Pampa. The only condition is that she must never sell it. As the house falls to pieces and the farm animals are sold off, Alexia, her daughter, gets ready to return to the city. The film follows the last months spent together by mother and daughter in a bittersweet fairy tale offering the promise of salvation.

Director
Martín Benchimol (Argentina)
Screenplay
Martín Benchimol
Production
Gema Films (Argentina)
Gema Juárez Allen
Mayra Bottero (Argentina)
Mayra Bottero
Heidi Fleisher (France)
Heidi Fleisher
Sister Productions (France)
Julie Paratian
Photography
Nico Miranda - ADF, Fernando Lorenzale
Edition
Ana Remón
Music
José Manuel Gatica
Sound
Sofía Straface
Cast
Justina Olivo, Alexia Olivo
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
77 m.
Original language of the film
Spanish
Country
Argentina - France
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