El apego
a film by Valentín Javier Diment
Argentina | erotic thriller melodrama | B&W and color | 102 min | 2021
About this film
Synopsis
Argentina, 1970s. A desperate young woman goes to a clinic to have a clandestine abortion. As her pregnancy is already through the fourth month, the doctor refuses. Instead, she proposes to sell the baby to one of her clients and offers to provide shelter in her house until the child is born. Their disturbed personalities will become intertwined in a strange and dangerous relationship.
Plot keywords
Argentina | 1970s | crime | abortion | adoption | mental conditions | attachment disorder | LGBT | lesbian love
Crew & Cast
Original title: El Apego
International title: The Attachment Diaries
Original language: Spanish
Written & directed by: Valentín Javier Diment
Produced by Valentín Javier Diment & Vanesa Pagani
Cinematography: Claudio Beiza
Editing: Martín Blousson, Valentín Javier Diment
Art director: Federico Mayol
Production Manager: Fernando Méndez
Assistant director: Martín Blousson
Sound mixer: Adrián Rodríguez, Sebastían Gonzáles
Boom operator: María Meui Canobra
Music: Gustavo Pomeranec
Special effects: Pyromanía FX
Production company: Películas V
Cast:
Jimena Anganuzzi (Carla)
Lola Berthet (Irina)
Germán de Silva (Ortiz)
Marcela Guerty (Josefina)
Marta Haller (Dominga)
Andra Nussenbaum (Perla)
Festivals & Awards
- Awards: Parati Films, Secuencia + Estratégica, Habanero & Fix Comunicación. Guadalajara Construye (work-in-progress) 2020
- Market Premiere. Pre-Cannes Screenings 2021
- Official Selection. Maguey Competition. Guadalajara Film Fest 2021
- Winner. Best Film. New Visions Competition. Sitges Fantastic Film Fest 2021
- Honorable Mention. OUTshine Film Fest 2021
- Special Mention. Argentine Competition. La Plata Latin American FF-FESAALP 2021
Check out the full list of film festivals this film has been to.
Sinopsis
Argentina, años 70. Una joven desesperada recurre a una clínica que hace abortos clandestinos. Al descubrir que está en su cuarto mes de embarazo, la doctora se niega, pero le propone vender el bebé a unos clientes suyos, ofreciéndole refugio en su casa hasta que el niño nazca. Las perturbadas personalidades de ambas se entrelazan en una extraña y peligrosa relación.
Ficha técnica
Título original: El Apego
Título internacional: The Attachment Diaries
Idioma original: Español
Escrita y dirigida por: Valentín Javier Diment
Producida por: Valentín Javier Diment y Vanesa Pagani
Dirección de fotografía: Claudio Beiza
Edición: Martín Blousson, Valentín Javier Diment
Dirección de arte: Federico Mayol
Dirección de producción: Fernando Méndez
Asistente de dirección: Martín Blousson
Mezcla de sonido: Adrián Rodríguez, Sebastían Gonzáles
Operadora de sonido: María Meui Canobraa
Música: Gustavo Pomeranec
Efectos especiales: Pyromanía FX
Empresa productora: Películas V
Elenco:
Jimena Anganuzzi (Carla)
Lola Berthet (Irina)
Germán de Silva (Ortiz)
Marcela Guerty (Josefina)
Marta Haller (Dominga)
Andra Nussenbaum (Perla)
Festivales y premios
- Premios Parati Films, Secuencia + Estratégica, Habanero y Fix Comunicación. Guadalajara Construye (work-in-progress) 2020
- Market Premiere. Pre-Cannes Screenings 2021
- Selección oficial. Competencia Maguey. Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara 2021
- Mejor Película Noves Visions. Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunyat 2021
- Mención Honrosa. OUTshine Film Fest 2021
- Primera Mención. Competencia Argentina. Festival Latinoamericano de La Plata-FESAALP 2021
Ver la lista completa de festivales en los que la película ha participado.
Sinopse
Argentina, década de 1970. Uma jovem desesperada vai a uma clínica que realiza abortos clandestinos. Ao descobrir que ela está no quarto mês de gravidez, a médica se recusa, mas lhe propõe vender o bebê para uma cliente sua, oferecendo-lhe refúgio em sua casa até o nascimento do filho. Suas personalidades perturbadas irão ficar entrelaçadas em um relacionamento estranho e perigoso.
Ficha técnica
Título original: El Apego
Título internacional: The Attachement Diaries
Idioma original: Español
Escrita e dirigida por: Valentín Javier Diment
Producida por: Valentín Javier Diment y Vanesa Pagani
Direção de fotografia: Claudio Beiza
Edição: Martín Blousson, Valentín Javier Diment
Direção de arte: Federico Mayol
Direção de produção: Fernando Méndez
Assistente de direção: Martín Blousson
Mixagem de som: Adrián Rodríguez, Sebastían Gonzáles
Captação de som: María Meui Canobra
Música: Gustavo Pomeranec
Efeitos especiais: Pyromanía FX
Empresa produtora: Películas V
Elenco:
Jimena Anganuzzi (Carla)
Lola Berthet (Irina)
Germán de Silva (Ortiz)
Marcela Guerty (Josefina)
Marta Haller (Dominga)
Andra Nussenbaum (Perla)
Festivais e prêmios
- Prêmios Parati Films, Secuencia + Estratégica, Habanero e Fix Comunicación. Guadalajara Construye (work-in-progress) 2020
- Market Premiere. Pre-Cannes Screenings 2021
- Seleção oficial. Mostra Competitiva Maguey. Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara 2021
- Melhor Filme Noves Visions. Sitges Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantàstic de Catalunyat 2021
- Menção Honrosa. OUTshine Film Fest 2021
- Primeira Menção. Mostra Competitiva Argentina. Festival Latino-americano de La Plata-FESAALP 2021
Veja todos os festivais nos que o filme já participou.
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Press reviews
“Quirky surprises abound in a stylish, suspenseful thriller set in 1970’s Argentina, when lesbians were persecuted and abortion was outlawed…Enthusiasts of the horror genre will find plenty to dissect in this unapologetic portrait of a repressive era. It is one that the world has not quite overcome, despite the Argentinean Congress recently legalizing abortion and same-sex marriage.” [Full Review]
The Attachment diaries – El Apego. Patricia Boero for THE FILM VERDICT
“The Argentine filmmaker takes the horror genre to another level with ‘The attachment’. Extreme women, clandestine abortions and the military dictatorship in the background.” [Full Review in Spanish]
Javier Diment, maestro del melodrama criminal femenino. Cecilia Guardati for COOLT (Barcelona)
“a must-see, controversial and hard to ignore film.” [Full review in Spanish]” [Full Review in Spanish]
El apego: El melodrama noir argentino que ganó en Sitges. Julieta Aiello for INDIE HOY
“A violent wild melodrama that is sustained by the intense interpretive duel of two protagonists” [Full review in Portuguese]
“Lamb”: filme islandês com Noomi Rapace triunfa no festival de cinema fantástico de Sitges. SAPOMAG (Portugal)
“The Attachment mixes, stirs, and shakes up gothic melodrama, erotic thriller, and psychological horror, but the core it could be part a social and historical drama.” [Full Review in Spanish]
El apego de Valentín Javier Diment. Diego Brodersen for PÁGINA 12
The film “navigates the waters of gothic terror, romantic melodrama and erotic thriller about class differences and shared codes reminiscent of Claude Chabrol’s The Ceremony, and elements of the cinema of Fassbinder’s and Almodóvar’s …. The result is a tense and dense film, at times ominous and disturbing” [Full Review in Spanish]
Crítica de El apego. Diego Batlle for OTROS CINES
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