Hilda's Short Summer

(Las vacaciones de Hilda)
Agustin Banchero | Drama, Fiction

2021 | 88 minutes | Brazil, Uruguay

In Conception, Uruguay, a lonely woman sabotages emotional connections until her son's canceled visit triggers a downward spiral, unraveling a bitter past summer vacation.

Synopsis

Hilda, a lonely woman living in the town of Conception, Uruguay, intentionally shatters any kind of emotional bond with the people around her. As her eldest son announces a visit, she hurries to improve her house and her own appearance, but a last-minute cancellation of the visit pushes her into a tailspin, reliving a bitter summer holiday from long ago.

Reviews

"A diptych about memory (its construction and its effects) and the way it infiltrates even the unreached future." - Cristina Aparicio, Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

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Main credits

Banchero, Agustín (screenwriter)
Banchero, Agustín (film director)
Bogliolo, Virginia (film producer)
Alvarez Neme, Juan (film producer)
Moscatelli, Carla (actor)
Castro, Edgardo (actor)

Other credits

Cinematographer, Lucas Cilintano; editing, Karen Akerman, Juan Alvarez Neme; music, Daniel Yafalián.


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Festivals

San Sebastian Internaional Film Festival; Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival; Moscow International Film Festival; Warsaw International Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Agustin Banchero

NATIONALITY: Brazil, Uruguay

YEAR: 2021

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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