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The Sharks (film)

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The Sharks
Poster
SpanishLos Tiburones
Directed byLucía Garibaldi
Written byLucía Garibaldi
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGerman Nocella
Edited bySebastián Schjaer
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • January 2019 (2019-01) (Sundance)[1]
Running time
83 minutes
Countries
  • Uruguay
  • Argentina
  • Spain
LanguageSpanish

The Sharks (Spanish: Los Tiburones) is a 2019 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Lucia Garibaldi, co-producted by Uruguay, Argentina and Spain.

Plot

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Rosina, 14, lives in a small coastal town where sharks are reported to appear. She takes a summer job in home maintenance and finds herself surrounded by ultra-masculine men. While dealing with family problems, she finds herself attracted to a young fisherman several years older than herself-[2][3][4] [5][6]

Release and reception

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The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition,[5] where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award. The film also won the Work in Progress Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival,[7][8][9] and the Grand Prix Coup de Cœur at the Toulouse Latin Film Festival.[10]

It became available on Video-on-Demand on April 14, 2020.[11]

The movie has an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "The-sharks".
  2. ^ González, David (2019-10-02). "Review: The Sharks". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  3. ^ "REVIEW: Lucía Garibaldi's polished and hypnotic "The Sharks"". 2020-04-13. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  4. ^ Rooney, David (2019-01-30). "'The Sharks' ('Los Tiburones'): Film Review Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  5. ^ a b Lodge, Guy (2020-04-14). "'The Sharks': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  6. ^ "Sundance 2019: Lucía Garibaldi and Romina Bentancur on Their Accomplished Debut THE SHARKS". Cinema Tropical. 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
  7. ^ "Six Female Directors We Are Watching". Cinema Attic. 2020-03-08. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  8. ^ Lodge, Guy (2020-04-14). "'The Sharks': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  9. ^ Hopewell, John (2019-08-06). "San Sebastian: Horizontes Latinos Selects 'The Moneychanger,' 'Spider,' 'Chicuarotes'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  10. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (2019-04-01). "The Sharks is crowned the winner of Cinélatino". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
  11. ^ "'The Sharks' ('Los Tiburones'): Film Review | Sundance 2019 | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  12. ^ "The Sharks (2019)", Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, retrieved 2021-10-30
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