Hortensia
by Diego Lublinsky and Álvaro Urtizberea
Argentina 2015, 90min.
Happiness is closer than you think
It‘s December when Hortensia‘s father dies of electrocution from opening the fridge. She is fired from work and on New Years, she discovers that her boyfriend is cheating on her with her best friend. Anxious and alone, she finds a letter she wrote when she was fourteen. It reads:“ Goals to Happiness: to marry a boy who‘s is blond like my father and to design the most beautiful shoes in the world.“ With this, her life suddenly regains meaning and she immediately makes decisions to fulfill her objectives.
Awards
Best Actress (Camila Romagnolo) - Raindance FF 2016
Festivals
World Premiere: Mar del Plata IFF 2015
International Premiere: MOOOV 2016
UK Premiere: Raindance FF 2016
German Premiere: Hamburg FF 2016
Australian Premiere: Canberra IFF 2016
Kino Latino Köln 2016
exground FF 2016
Cine Lounge, Sydney 2016
Pune IFF 2017
Yashwant IFF 2017
Latin American FF Vienna/Salzburg 2017
Americas FF New York 2017
Filmhaus Nürnberg: Cine en Espanol 2017
Cast & Crew
Camila Romagnolo, Agustín Scalise, David “Toto“ Szechtman, Gozalo Urtizberea, Paula Carruega, Martín Policastro
Production: Vista Sur Films