Conversations on Hatred (Spanish: Conversaciones sobre el odio) is a 2022 Spanish-Argentine experimental psychological thriller film directed by Vera Fogwill and Diego Martínez which stars Cecilia Roth and Maricel Álvarez.
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Spanish | Conversaciones sobre el odio |
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Screenplay by | Vera Fogwill |
Produced by | Vera Fogwill |
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Cinematography | Juana Jiménez |
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Music by | María Eva Albistur |
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Distributed by | Moon Entertainment |
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Language | Spanish |
Plot
The plot tracks the face-off between two women, manipulative talent agent Débora and serious and brainy actress Déborah.[1]
Cast
- Cecilia Roth as Débora[2]
- Maricel Álvarez as Déborah[2]
- Joaquín Sabina (voice)[3]
Production
The film is a Cineveritá, Pampa Films, and Aramos Cine Spanish-Argentine co-production.[1] Shooting took place in Madrid and lasted for 5 days.[4]
Release
The film made it to the 'Critics' Picks' slate of the 2022 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF),[5] where it landed its world premiere.[6] It also screened in the 'Málaga Premiere' section of the 26th Málaga Film Festival in March 2023,[6] and the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI) in April 2023.[7] Distributed by Moon Entertainment, it was scheduled to have a limited commercial release in Spain on 20 October 2023.[2]
Reception
Pedro Fernández Mouján of Télam deemed the film to be "tour de force of acting and climaxes" between Roth, (dazzling) "in a superlative work", and [a less histrionic] Marciel Álvarez.[8]