''The Lips'' ( es, Los labios) is a 2010 Argentine

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directed by Iván Fund and

Santiago Loza Santiago Loza (born April 15, 1971, in Córdoba, Argentina) is an Argentine film director. He studied at Universidad Nacional Film School, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)´s Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realizaci ...

. It was entered into the

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section of the

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. The film opened theatrically in the United States at Maysles Cinema in June, 2011 as part of the Documentary in Bloom series.

Cast

* Eva Bianco * Raul Lagge * Victoria Raposo * Adela Sanchez

Plot

The film follows a three women who deeply inhabit their cinematic roles as social workers interacting with members of an impoverished rural Argentine neighborhood. Facing poverty, the three move into makeshift living quarters in a run down hospital. They then begin the work of recording data on the needs of the community and getting to know each other, while trying to make their living quarters habitable, and still find time for an occasional night out.

Awards

Award for Best Actress (Adela Sanchez, Eva Bianco, and Victoria Raposo)

References

External links

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New York Times Critic Pick! review
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