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Rompiente

(Rompiente)

Juan Schitman | Drama, Fiction

2019 | 55 minutes | Argentina

It’s the first day shooting a low-budget film. The director tries to shoot a sex scene, secretly keeping the camera running between takes, to capture brief moments of intimacy.

Synopsis

It’s the first day of shooting a low-budget independent film. Juan, the director, tries to shoot a sex scene with Malena and Julián, two inexperienced young actors. But he also secretly keeps the camera running in between takes, in an attempt to capture brief moments of intimacy. Hours go by and the scene doesn’t seem to come out right. Weariness, repetition, and communication problems pile up as Juan tries to convince the actress to show more of her body. Violence will emerge as the shooting crumbles.

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Main credits

Schnitman, Juan (film director)
Schnitman, Juan (screenwriter)
Schnitman, Juan (film producer)
Donizetti, Paolo (film producer)
Jaco, Ryki (film producer)
Barberini, Juan (actor)
Infantino, Julián (actor)
Villa, Malena (actor)

Other credits

Cinematography, Soledad Rodríguez; editors, Daniel Casabe, Juan Schnitman.

Citation

Cataloging

MARC Record See Worldcat record

Keywords

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Festivals

D’A – Barcelona Film Festival; Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata

DIRECTOR: Juan Schitman

NATIONALITY: Argentina

YEAR: 2019

GENRE: Drama, Fiction

LANGUAGE: Spanish

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

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