MILONGA (2023 film)

MILONGA
MILONGA
	Milonga (2023 film) Poster
Directed by	Laura González
Screenplay by	Laura González
Produced by	Laura González ; Virginia Hinze; Lucía Gaviglio; Nicolás Münzel; Facundo Escudero;
Starring	Paulina García; César Troncoso; Laila Reyes Silverberg; Paola Venditto; Jean Pierre Noher; Clara Alonso; Rafael Beltrán;
Cinematography	Sergio Armstrong
Edited by	Laura González ; Claudia Abend (Co-editor);
Production; companies	La Uruguaya Films; U Films; Pensilvania Films;
Release dates	8 June 2023 (Uruguay); 23 September 2023 (AFI Latin American Film Festival);
Running time	101 minutes
Countries	Uruguay; Argentina;
Language	Spanish

MILONGA is a 2023 Uruguayan-Argentine Psychological drama^[1] film directed by Laura González (Uruguay^[2]) with Berlinale winner Chilean actress Paulina García^[3] and Uruguayan actor César Troncoso^[4].

The film premiered in Uruguay in June 2023 and in august 2023 in Argentina, and it was well received by the general public and the press. It received 7 Nominations by ACCU Awards (Asociación de Críticos de Cine del Uruguay^[5]/ FIPRESCI^[4])^[5], including Best Film, Best Director and Best Script, and won the Best Opera Prima and Best Actress (Paulina García) awards.

The film went on to have a U.S Premiere at the American Film Institute 34th AFI Latin American Film Festival^[6], it then closed the 40th anniversary Gala of the Chicago Latino FF^[7], and won the Public Award at the Cine Las Américas^[8](Austin, TX), among others.

Synopsis

Rosa still lives by her husband’s rules despite the fact that he died six months ago. Her worsening relationship with her son has left her estranged from her only family. When she meets Juan, a divorcee, with whom she shares her passion for tango, she starts to rediscover herself and something starts to change. But before she can move on she's confronted with some uncomfortable truths.

Cast

Paulina García

César Troncoso

Laila Reyes Silverberg

Paola Venditto

Jean Pierre Noher

Clara Alonso

Rafael Beltrán

External links

Milonga at IMDB.

References

^ "Psychological drama", Wikipedia, 2024-05-16, retrieved 2024-06-17
^ "Uruguay", Wikipedia, 2024-06-15, retrieved 2024-06-17
^ "Paulina García", Wikipedia, 2024-02-08, retrieved 2024-06-17
^ "César Troncoso", Wikipedia, 2023-09-05, retrieved 2024-06-17
^ "Asociación de Críticos de Cine del Uruguay", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2024-05-08, retrieved 2024-06-17
^ "AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center". silver.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ "Closing Night at the 40th CLFF – Chicago Latino Film Festival". Retrieved 2024-06-17.
^ admin (2024-04-12). "CLAIFF26 Award Winners | Cine Las Americas". Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[1] "Psychological drama", Wikipedia, 2024-05-16, retrieved 2024-06-17

[2] "Uruguay", Wikipedia, 2024-06-15, retrieved 2024-06-17

[3] "Paulina García", Wikipedia, 2024-02-08, retrieved 2024-06-17

[4] "César Troncoso", Wikipedia, 2023-09-05, retrieved 2024-06-17

[5] "Asociación de Críticos de Cine del Uruguay", Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre (in Spanish), 2024-05-08, retrieved 2024-06-17

[6] "AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center". silver.afi.com. Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[7] "Closing Night at the 40th CLFF – Chicago Latino Film Festival". Retrieved 2024-06-17.

[8] (2024-04-12). "CLAIFF26 Award Winners | Cine Las Americas". Retrieved 2024-06-17.

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