''Blondi'' is a 2023 comedy-drama film directed, co-written, produced, and starred by

Dolores Fonzi Dolores María Fonzi (born 19 July 1978) is an Argentine TV, theatre and film actress. Several of her films have received critical acclaim such as '' Burnt Money'', '' Waiting for the Messiah'', '' Bottom of the Sea'' and '' The Aura''. Her brot ...

in her directorial debut feature.

Plot

The plot follows the sibling-like relationship of single mother Rita with her 20-year-old son Mirko, as well with Blondi's other relatives Pepa (mother), Martina (elder sister), and Eduardo (brother-in-law).

Cast

Production

''Blondi'' was written by

and . An Argentine-Spanish-American co-production by La Unión de los Ríos, Setembro Cine and Gran Via Productions, it had the collaboration of

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Release

''Blondi'' had its world premiere on 22 April 2023 at during the

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI, es, Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the month of April, in the city of ...

(BAFICI). It was released theatrically in Argentina on 1 June 2023.

Reception

Ezequiel Boetti of '' Página12'' rated ''Blondi'' with 8 points, deeming it to be a film with "a minimal anecdote" but carrying "an emotional weight uncommon for Argentine cinema". Alfonso Rivera of ''

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'' wrote that the film " sbrimming with life, s full withwith hilarious dialogues and eaturesa dedicated and marvelously harmonized cast". Belén Vázquez Prieto of ''

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'' gave the film a 'very good' rating, writing that it displays "a genuine enthusiasm for storytelling and at the same time avoids the easy path of turning his characters into mere expressions of their ideas".

Accolades

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, , Dolores Fonzi , , , - , Best Original Score , , Pedro Osuna , ,

References

2023 comedy-drama films Argentine comedy-drama films Spanish comedy-drama films American comedy-drama films 2020s Argentine films 2020s Spanish films 2020s American films 2020s Spanish-language films Films about mother–son relationships 2023 directorial debut films Films about single parent families {{authority control