Film Festival 2023
Lucio is a substitute teacher in Buenos Aires, whose methods involve engaging his students with poetry and literature in an attempt to steer them away from the violence outside. But when he gets involved after a student is threatened by a local drug kingpin, his life begins to unravel.
film details
Director: | Diego Lerman |
Producers: | Diego Lerman, Nicolás Avruj |
Screenwriter: | María Meira, Luciana De Mello |
Cinematographers: | Wojciech Staron |
Editor: | Alejandro Brodersohn |
Cast: | Juan Minujin, Alfredo Castro, Bárbara Lennie, Rita Cortese, Lucas Arrua, Renata Lerman, María Merlino, Brian Montiel |
Original Language Title: | El suplente |
Country: | Argentina/Italy/France/Spain/Mexico |
Language: | In Spanish with English subtitles |
Year: | 2022 |
Running Time: | 110 minutes |
Director Filmography: | A Sort of Family (2017), Refugiado (2014) |
Awards: | Best Supporting Performance, San Sebastián International Film Festival; Best Director, Havana Film Festival New York |
Primary Company: | Urban Sales |
guests in attendance
Juan Minujin and Diego Lerman are expected to be in attendance on January 13th
Diego Lerman is expected to be in attendance on January 14th