Movie
The Substitute
Overview
Lucio, a prestigious university professor, takes the position of substitute teacher at a high school in the suburbs of Buenos Aires, where he grew up. Through tales, novels and poetry, he tries to distract his class from the harsh reality of their everyday lives. But soon, he must step out of his professional duties when Dilan, one of his students, is threatened by a local drug kingpin.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-10-20
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Campo Cine, Vivo Film, Pimienta Films, Arcadia Motion Pictures, Bord Cadre Films, Sovereign Films, Patagonik, Bellota Films
- Country
- Argentina, Spain, France, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, Switzerland
- Original language
- ES
Cast
- Juan Minujín as Lucio
- Bárbara Lennie as Mariela
- Alfredo Castro as El Chileno
- Rita Cortese as Amalia
- María Merlino as Clara
- Lucas Arrúa as Dilan
- Renata Lerman as Sol
- Martín Kohan
- Agustín Rittano as El Perro Olmos
- Belen Enguidanos as Vanesa (voice)
Crew
- Diego Lerman - Director
- María Meira - Writer
- Diego Lerman - Writer
- Luciana De Mello - Writer
- Diego Lerman - Story
- Juan Vera - Story
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