Sinopsis
Fiction. The peace and quiet of a small seaside resort is disturbed by what looks like a possible invasion of sharks. This unexpected event worries the local people. Rosina is fourteen years old. She has two brothers, an older one and a younger one. She has no friends. Her interactions with the world are limited to single words and a rare full sentence. She thinks she saw something in the sea, but no one seems to pay much attention to her words. Her family is worried about other things – the tight economic situation at home, their jobs, and the summertime that will come soon. When her dad takes her with him, to start work in the maintenance of summer homes in the area, she meets Joselo, a fisherman who is a bit older than her. Among dirty swimming pools, pompous lawns, and deserted beaches, Rosina starts to experience something new – the desire to get closer to Joselo’s body. But her interest is seldom returned. She elaborates a tortuous, complicated, and somewhat clumsy plan to attract his attention. In doing so, she seems to be inspired by the presence of the mysterious predators. Like the sharks, she moves about, invisible and dangerous.
Lucía Garibaldi is a director, scriptwriter, camerawoman and film editor who graduated at the Film School of Uruguay. She wrote and directed two fiction shorts, Colchones (Mattresses) (2010) and Mojarra (2012). Her first feature film Los tiburones (The Sharks) obtained in 2017 the ICAU Grant and the FONA Award, and in 2018 she received the Industry Award in the category “Film under construction” at the San Sebastián Film Festival. She completed this movie in 2019. It premiered at the Sundance Festival, receiving the Award to Best Director. Today, Lucía Garibaldi is developing two feature films, La última reina y Mírame Roberto, mírame. This last piece is a project she developed while attending the Course on the Development of Iberoamerican Cinematographic Projects.
Film to be introduced by its director (online in Spanish).
November, 4th 2020. 8 pm
Palacio de la Prensa
Section: Opening ceremony
Year of Production: 2019
Running Time: 80’
Countries: Uruguay, Argentina and Spain
Language: Spanish
Director: Lucía Garibaldi
Cast: Romina Bentancur, Federico Morosini, Fabián Arenillas, Antonella Aquistapache, Valeria Lois, Bruno Pereyra and Jorge Portillo
Production: Isabel García and Pancho Magnou Arnábal
Production Company: Montelona Cine
Original Title: Los Tiburones
Main Festivals and Awards: Awards to Best Director, Best Script and Best Actress (Romina Betancur) at the Guadalajara (México) International Film Festival, 2019. Coup de Coeur Grand Award at the 2019 Cinélatino Rencontres Festival in Toulouse, and Special Jury Award at the 2019 BAFICI. This movie was shown in the Festivals of Havana (Cuba), Santiago (Chile) and Seattle
