“DOG MOLINA” reflects on the decline of Antonio Molina, an outsider veteran who perceive his inability to manage his actions and therefore the result of them. In parallel with the emotional crisis that drags both the commissioner Ibanez, Natalia his partner, and all those who directly or indirectly are involved. All this enhanced by the nature of an environment where alliances and betrayals are suddenly and inexorably are the ones that determinate destinies.
Personally I could gather the testimonies of people involved in similar situations, happened in deep these suburbs or outlying villages.
The story of this film takes place in this specific scenario that conditions the characters, who come from a real tragedy that occurred in the riverside area of Quilmes decades ago, the same profile is determined by people linked to the various activities on which the film emphasizes, as from them absolutely everyone involved understand they do just the right thing.
My intention is to have a drama as an anthropological record about how it is establish and resolve certain conflicts of passionate nature in a purely criminal context and therefore hidden, but showing it from the fiction through a poetic visual language.
With se support of: INCAA, Municipio de Marcos Paz, FilmTV, Clúster Audiovisual de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Synopsis
Antonio Molina is a criminal who has seen better days and who vows to uphold respect for friendship and a man’s given word no matter what. The romantic drama that unfolds between Police Chief Ibañez and his beautiful wife Natalia, who turns to prostitution against her husband’s will, thrusts Molina into the centre of a tragedy of such scale for which no one can be prepared.
Specs
Year: 2014
Duration: 88 minutos
Genre: Ficción
Script, Production, Direction: José Celestino Campusano
Coproducction with: Inimaginaria Producciones y Estudio Chroma Ruta 2
Executive Production: Leonardo Padín, Mónica Amarilla
Production Chief: Santiago Podestá
Assistant Direction: Santiago Guidi
Assistant Production: Gabriela Fernandez
2° Assistant Direction: Mauro Altschuler
2° Assistant Production: Daiana Cermelo
Photography: Eric Elizondo
Cameraman: Nicolás Pittaluga
Gaffer: Francisco De Santis
1º Camera Assistant: Jerónimo del Castillo
2º Camera Assistant: Constanza Sandoval, Xoana Tessandori
Lighting Technician: Adriel Rodriguez Cosco
Key Grip: Gonzalo Padín
Still Photo: Daniela Reboiras
Music: Claudio Miño
Sound Recordist: Luciana Kaseta
Sound Recordist Assistant: Carlos Lasso
Make up: Paula Calvo Bustelo
Set Decorator: Horacio Florentín
Trainees: Noelia Zobko, Florencia Tissera
FX: Piromanía Efectos Especiales
FX Coordinator: Lanfranco Burattini
Edition: Martín Basterretche
Colorist: Carlos Matthews
Edition Assistant: Sol Massera
Sound Postproduction: Daniel “Manzana” Ibarrart
Foley and SFX Editors: Charly Posse, Leandro Sinich
Cast
Antonio Molina: Daniel Quaranta
Natalia: Florencia Bobadilla
Skull: Carlos Vuletich
Ramón: Damián Ávila
Gonzalito: Assiz Alcaráz
Ibañez: Ricardo Garino
Benadivez: Fabio L. Ragone
Rosa: María Vivas
Pedro: Antonio Grand
Elsa: Alicia Santander
Foreman: Alberto Welke
Gonzalito’s Mother: Mónica Gutierrez
Solano: Hugo Bialy
Driver: Fabio Zurita
Commissioner: Héctor Inchauspe
Gasoline salesman: Miguel Angel Deantoni
Agent: Nicolás Linares
Administrative: Emilia Benitez
Luis: Pedro Moreira
Girl: Yuko Artak
Gonzalito’s Aunt: Carolina Pini
Rodrigo: Leonardo Pascutti
Old woman: Diana Di Lauro
Farmer: Matia Sarmiento
Zapata Father: Andrés Wagner
Zapata Son 1: Adolfo Suárez
Zapata Son 2: Rubén Serna
Zapata Son 3: Erik Ferreyra
Skull’s Uncle: Horacio Sileo
Woman in street: Andrea Belin
Prostitute 1: Mariela Bresciano
Prostitute 2: Betina Lugones
Prostitute Peruvian: Sabrina Benitez
Sergeant: Néstor Noguera
Thief 1: Javier Roccetti
Thief 2: Mariano Acuña
Owner: Louis Granwehr
Skull’s Friend: Claudio Barbagallo
Woman in home: Antonia Rodriguez
Fat man: Blas Durand
Festivals
- 29º Mar del Plata International Film Festival – Argentina
International Competition - Pantalla Pinamar 2015 – Argentina
Award: SIGNIS
“In a geography marked by marginalization, violence and revenge; emerges a character and although he is part of this landscape offers codes of life and love, breaking corruption structures and thus can remain faithful to human values such as friendship, above all circumstances. Molina is authentic and has a constant tension to decide between good and evil, despite the complexity of the world he inhabit, manifested it in the desire and ability of redemption proposed by this film. “ - LASA Film Fest 2015, Puerto Rico
- Tucumán Cine 2015, Oficial Competition – Argentina
- 5º Festival Lima Independiente, Perú
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