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El niño pez
- Runtime:
- 96 min.
- Year of Production:
- 2009
- Country:
- Argentinien/ Spanien/ Frankreich
- Director:
- Cast:
- Inés Efron
Mariela Vitale
Pep Munné
Arnaldo André
Carlos Bardem
Diego Velázquez
Sandra Guida
Julián Doregger
Ailín Salas
Paloma Contreras
Darió Valenzuela
Jerónimo Perassolo - Production Company:
- Historias Cinematográficas
- Berlinale Section:
- Panorama
- Berlinale Category:
- Feature Film
Lala, a teenager from the most exclusive suburban neighborhood in Argentina is in love with the enigmatic and attractive Guayi, a 20-year-old Paraguayan maid employed in her parents’ home. They dream of living together in Paraguay, on the shores of Lake Ypoá. They rob every purse and wallet in the house to fulfill their fantasy, concealing the money in a shoe box. Yet once they have enough money, age, jealousy, and desire suddenly fuse in a fatal recipe threatening to destroy their dreams and shake her family ties at their very foundations. This spurs their great escape via the highway that connects the North of Buenos Aires to Paraguay. While Lala waits to be reunited with her lover in Ypoá, she is confronted with her past. She reflects upon the mystery surrounding her pregnancy and the mythical legend Guayi often recounted about a fish child that guides the drowned to the bottom of the lake. But Guayi never arrives in Ypoá, she is held at a juvenile detention centre on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, under suspicion of murdering Lala’s father.
BIOGRAFIE Lucia Puenzo
Born in Buenos Aires on 28.11.1976, she is the daughter of Oscar-winning Argentinean director Luis Puenzo. A screenwriter for film and television, she has also published three novels: “El Niño Pez” (2004), “9 Minutos” (2005) und “La Maldición de Jacinta Pichimahuida” (2007). Her directorial debut XXY was an international theatrical hit; is also received the Grand Prix at the “Semaine de la Critique” in Cannes and a “Goya” in Spain.
FILMOGRAFIE Lucia Puenzo (selection)
2009 El niño pez
2007 XXY