A Ravaging Wind

Paula Hernández | Argentina, Uruguay | 2023 | 95'
Screenings
Sun 5 May H 19:00
from Mon 6 May - 8:00
to Sun 12 May - 23:59
Section
Original title
El viento que arrasa
Synopsis
A story on the road taken from the novel by Selva Almada and set in the boundless landscapes of the Argentinean countryside. Trapped in a fate which she has not chosen, Leni follows her father, an exalted evangelical preacher, in his mission, village by village. The casual meeting with Gringo, a deeply atheist man, and his son will reawaken the conscience of Leni and her desire for emancipation. The cast includes two exceptional actors, the Chilean Alfredo Castro and the Spaniard Sergi Lopez.
Cast
Alfredo Castro, Almudena González, Joaquín Acebo, Sergi López
Films Distribution
Film Factory Entertainment
Production
Cimarrón
Editing
Paula Hernández, Leonel D’Agostino
Cinematography
Iván Gierasinchuk
Editing
Rosario Suárez
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
English, Italian
Premiere
Italian premiere
Main awards
Youth Jury Dragon Award (Göteborg Film Festival, 2024)
Trailer
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Biography
Paula Hernández was born in Buenos Aires and studied at Universidad del Cine. Her first feature film, Herencia (2001) won the Ópera Prima Award from Argentina's National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts. In 2019 The Sleepwalkers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was Argentina’s official entry for the Oscars. A Ravaging Wind was premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2023.
Filmography
2023 - El viento que arrasa, ff
2019 - The Sleepwalkers, ff
2018 - Doce clavos, sf
2013 - Tres virginias, sf
2011 - Un amor, ff
2010 - Malasangre, sf
2008 - Lluvia, ff
2007 - Familia Lugones, ff
2003 - Eva, sf

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