A reporter at a FIFA World Cup, a priest from the slums, a millionaire, a film director, a neurotic intellectual, and a president-elect: all of those figures, and a few others, are portrayed by the brilliant Argentinian actor Guillermo Francella in the sixteen episodes of a satirical series commenting on the dilemmas and contradictions that contemporary people struggle with. The film also tackles the absurdities and hypocrisy of the middle and high classes, but also the relations between people, their weaknesses and desires. The film from the authors of ‘The Distinguished Citizen’ is another bitter-sweet diagnosis of the social relations and the challenges presented by the world of today. Their latest work is a very accurate and all-round portrayal of the human species: you will find counterparts of each protagonist in the film in every corner of the world.
Cast: Guillermo Francella, Eva De Dominici, Guillermo Arengo, Giulia Brancato, Jorge Barril, Migue Granados
Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Film directors, screenwriters and producers from Argentina. Since the mid-1990s, they have worked as a film duo. They first worked together on television productions, then got involved in making documentaries, and finally started with feature films. Their feature début came in 2008 with the film ‘El Artista.’ A year later, in 2009, they made ‘The Man Next Door,’ which received recognition at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. Another big success was the film ‘The Distinguished Citizen’ (2016), which had its première at the Venice International Film Festival. In 2021, they made the film ‘Official Competition’ with Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz cast as the main characters. Their films offers a brilliant combination of satire, drama, and social commentary.
