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WHO’S IN IT?

Mariana Di Girolamo (Hotel Zentai), Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries), Paola Giannini (Roman’s Circuit), Santiago Cabrera (Che), Giannina Fruttero (The Man of the Future), Josefina Fiebelkorn (Un Día Cualquiera), Paula Hofmann (film debut), Paula Luchsinger (film debut), Antonia Giesen (Calzones Rotos), Catalina Saavedra (The Maid), Mariana Loyola (Rara), Susana Hidalgo (No Quiero Ser Tu Hermano)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Pablo Larraín (Jackie), director; Guillermo Calderón (Neruda) and Alejandro Moreno (Medea), writers; Juan de Dios Larraín (The Club), producer; Nicolas Jaar (Dheepan), composer; Sergio Armstrong (No), cinematographer; Sebastián Sepúlveda (Ulises), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After an unexpected incident shatters her family life as well as her marriage, a dancer named Ema (Girolamo) sets out on an odyssey of personal liberation…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

From acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín, best known for films like Jackie and No, comes the visually stunning and euphoric story of a woman’s quest for empowerment.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SATURDAY 2ND MAY 2020 (AVAILABLE ON VOD)

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