''Alanis'' is a 2017 Argentine

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directed, co-written and co-produced by

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. It premiered in September 2017 at the

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as part of its Contemporary World Cinema programme. The film was also screened at the

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, where Berneri and Castiglione received the Silver Shell for

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and Best Actress respectively.

Cast

* Sofía Gala Castiglione as Alanis *Dante Della Paolera as Dante *Dana Basso as Gisela *Silvina Sabater as Andrea *Carlos Vuletich as Román *Estela Garelli as Social worker *Santiago Pedrero as Santiago

Reception

''Alanis'' received positive reviews from film critics. The

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gives the film an approval rating of 100% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 7.67/10. On Todas Las Críticas, which assigns a normalized rating based on Argentine reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 76 out of 100, based on 35 critics.

References

External links

* on

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