Sunstrokes
Filmfest 2015
PT: Las Insoladas
OT: LAS INSOLADAS
Argentina 2014
Original version with English subtitles
(Original: Spanish)
European Premiere
Director: Gustavo Taretto
Section: Spotlight
SUNSTROKES is an observation on naivety, innocence, friendship, dreams and the desperate desire to make them come true. On its surface, it’s a very regional film, but its content is universal. Who isn't sometimes stupidly innocent? Who doesn't dream of living without working? Who doesn’t believe that they deserve seven days of absolute pleasure? Who doesn't think that happiness is somewhere else? SUNSTROKES is... filmed with two cameras and long shots. My idea was to give the characters enough time and space to reflect the nuances of a long, hot day. I wanted the camera to disappear so this group of girls could show us all of the uninhibited intimacy and private, feminine moments that are usually hidden from cinema. It's a film full of details: sweat dripping down their brows, heavy eyelids and irritated eyes, sunburned skin, sticky bodies… The picture is bright with saturated colours, providing a contrast to the grey scenery of Buenos Aires.
Gustavo Taretto
Cast: Carla Peterson, Luisana Lopilato, Marina Bellati, Elisa Carricajo, Maricel Alvarez
Credits
Screenplay: Gustavo Taretto, Gabriela García
Director of Photography: Leandro Martínez
Film Editor: Pablo Mari
Composer: Gabriel Chwojnik
Production Designer: Luciana Quartaruolo, Romeo Fasce
Costume Design: Flavia Gaitán
Sound: Catriel Vildosola
Producer: Natacha Cervi, Hernán Musaluppi
Production Company: Rizoma Films
Co-Producer: Michael Weber, Hans W. Geißendörfer, Viola Fügen, Juan Pablo Galli, Juan Vera, Alejandro Cacetta
Co-Production Company: The Match Factory GmbH, Geissendörfer Film- & Fernsehproduktion KG, Patagonik Film Group
World Sales: The Match Factory GmbH
Distributor: Real Fiction Filmverleih
Director: Gustavo Taretto
