Conversations on Hatred

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.

Conversations on Hatred
Film poster
SpanishConversaciones sobre el odio
Directed by
Screenplay byVera Fogwill
Produced byVera Fogwill
Starring
CinematographyJuana Jiménez
Edited by
  • Geraldina Rodríguez
  • Alejandro Carrillo Penovi
Music byMaría Eva Albistur
Production
companies
  • Cineveritá
  • Pampa Films
  • Aramos Cine
Distributed byMoon Entertainment
Release dates
  • November 2022 (2022-11) (PÖFF)
  • 20 October 2023 (2023-10-20) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The plot tracks the face-off between two women, manipulative talent agent Débora and serious and brainy actress Déborah.[1]

Cast

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]

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