FILM
El Premio / The Prize
12A- Paula Markovitch
- In Spanish
- 99 mins
Showing as part of ¡Viva! 18th Spanish and Latin American Film Festival
El Premio is a beautifully shot directorial debut from Mexico-based Argentinean Paula Markovitch, co-writer of ¡Viva! 2005’s Temporada de patos (Duck Season). Markovitch draws on her own experiences to create a beautifully nuanced autobiographical film.
Fearing the oppressive government forces in 1970s Argentina, seven-year-old Ceci and her mother move to a new town where no one knows them. Life in their isolated, ramshackle hut on the windswept Argentine coast is difficult for spirited young Ceci and she struggles with family secrets that she doesn’t fully comprehend.
Winner of the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Award, and Jerusalem Film Festival In Spirit for Freedom Award.
More Info
Cast: Laura Agorreca, Paula Galinelli Hertzog, Uriel Iasillo
Country: Poland, Mexico, Germany, France
Year: 2010
Subtitles: Full English
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Last shown
Last shown at Cornerhouse on Thu 15th Mar 2012
REVIEWS
‘Wonderfully natural acting and evocative imagery mark a melancholy drama about surviving in a police state.’ Ray Bennett, The Hollywood Reporter
