World Premiere of MARILYN

World Premiere of MARILYN

this Monday 20 Feb. at 20:00 @ CinemaxX 7- Berlin

 in presence of the film team

MARILYN by Martín Rodríguez Redondo

Argentina/Chile – 80 min. – Language: Spanish

[Panorama]

The film will compete for the Teddy Award at the Berlinale.

Director and main actors are available for interviews on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 February.

Press material

MARILYN will have its world premiere at the Berlinale, in the Panorama section. After the internationally acclaimed short LAS LIEBRES (2016), MARILYN is the first feature film by Argentinian director Martín Rodríguez Redondo and is based on Marcos’ true story. The film is defintely a new point of view for Latin American LGBT cinema.

Marcos and his family are caretakers working at a ranch. While father and brother do the heavier tasks, Marcos stays at home next to his mother. Everyone has a future set for him, but Marcos is just waiting for the arrival of Carnival, a time when he can show himself before everyone just the way he feels inside. The sudden death of the father leaves family in a vulnerable situation. The ranch’s owner now pressures them to go away while the mother, on her side, is pressuring Marcos to take care of field matters. Nicknamed Marilyn by other teenagers in the town, he’s a target for desire and discrimination. In a climate of growing oppression, cornered by his own family and by the town, Marcos will see himself facing the impossibility of being who he wants to be.

The film is produced by Maravillacine (Argentina) and Quijote Rampante (Chile).

Internationales Sales : Film Factory

Screenings

Monday 19 Feb. – 20:00 – CinemaxX 7 (Premiere)

Tuesday 20 Feb. – 22:45 – CineStar 3

Wednesday 21 Feb. – 20:15 – Cubix 7 (followed by a Q&A)

Thursday 22 Feb. – 21:30 – Zoo Palast 1

Saturday 24 Feb. – 17:00 – International

Talent in Berlin

Martín Rodríguez Redondo (director) : Feb. 15-25

Walter Rodríguez (actor – Marcos) : Feb. 18-26

Catalina Saavedra (actress – Olga) : Feb. 18-25

Rodolfo García Werner (actor – Facu) : Feb. 19-20

Mariana Docampo (screenwriter) : Feb. 16-25

Paula Zyngierman (Producer Argentina) : Feb. 15-25

Giancarlo Nasi (Producer Chile) : Feb. 15-25

Please send your interview requests to mariefrance@theprfactory.com.

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THE PR FACTORY @ Berlinale

HORIZON (Horizonti) by Tinatin Kajrishvili (Georgia/Sweden) – World Premiere – Panorama

CERES by Janet van den Brand (Belgium/Netherlands) – World Premiere – Generation Kplus

MARILYN by Martin Rodríguez Redondo (Argentina/Chile) – World Premiere – Panorama

DRESSAGE by Pooya Badkoobeh (Iran) – World Premiere – Generation 14plus

Complete line-up available here.