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THE SHARKS (LOS TIBURONES)
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Completed - SPANISH-ARGENTINE - First film, Romance, Drama - 83 minutes

Log Line

Rosina lives in a beach resort rumored to be plagued by sharks.
Upon meeting Joselo, she feels a desire to bridge the distance between their bodies. To seduce him, Rosina will act as if inspired by the mysterious predators.

Year of production : 2019

Director(s) : Lucía GARIBALDI
Writer(s) : Lucia GARIBALDI
Cast : Romina BENTANCUR, Federico MOROSINI, Fabian ARENILLAS, Lois VALERIA

Producer(s) : Pancho MAGNOU ARNABAL (Montelona ), Isabel GARCIA (Montelona), Melanie SCHAPIRO (Trapecio )

Synopsis

The quiet atmosphere at a small beach resort is rattled by the suspicion of an unheard-of shark invasion, which alarms the locals. 15-year-old Rosina, the middle child of three siblings, has no friends, and her exchanges with the world only consist of monosyllables and the occasional short phrase. She thinks she saw something in the water, but no one seems to be paying much attention to her.

Her family is more concerned about their tight economic situation, work and the approaching summer season. When her father recruits her to do maintenance work at some summer houses around town, she meets Joselo, a slightly older fisherman.

Among dirty swimming pools, pompous gardens and deserted beaches, Rosina experiences something new: a desire to bridge the distance between her body and Joselo’s. But the feeling is hardly mutual. To get his attention, she comes up with a convoluted, poorly planned strategy, going about it stealthily and menacingly, as if inspired by the mysterious predators.

Production

Country(ies) : URUGUAY, ARGENTINA, SPAIN

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Festivals and Awards

Sundance 2019 (World Drama Cinema - Best Direction )
Guadalajara FICG 2019 (Best Script, Best Actres and Special Price of the Jury)
BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2019 (Competencia Internacional - Special Price of the Jury)
Toulouse (ARCALT) 2019 (Best Film)
Lima 2019 (Special Price Opera Prima)


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