DIRECTOR: Andrés Wood

PRODUCTION: Wood Producciones, Magma Cine, Bossa Nova Films

CAST: Mercedes Morán, María Valverde, Marcelo Alonso, Felipe Armas, Pedro Fontaine, Caio Blat, Gabriel Urzúa, Jaime Vadell.

COUNTRY: Chile, Argentina, Brasil

LANGUAGE: Spanish

YEAR: 2019

GENRE: Political Thriller

DURATION: 105m

RELEASE DATE: November 22th, 2019

SPIDER (Araña)

Chile, the early 1970s. A violent far-right nationalist group is looking to overthrow Allende’s government. Amid the fervor of crime and conspiracy, group members Inés, her husband Justo and their best friend Gerardo pull off a political crime that changes the course of history. Entangled at the same time in a dangerous and passionate love triangle, the shadow of betrayal will forever separate them. That is, until 40 years later when revenge and obsession compel Gerardo to jumpstart the nationalist cause of his youth. But Inés is now a powerful businesswoman and as the police monitor Gerardo and his growing home arsenal, she will do whatever it takes to keep him from revealing her and her husband Justo’s political and sexual past.

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

Toronto International Film Festival – Contemporary World Cinema Section (2019)
Athens International Film Festival – Fesival Darlings Section (2019)
SSIFF – Horizontes Latinos Section (2019)
Hamburg Film Festival (2019)
Toronto International Film Festival (2019)
Warsaw Film Festival – Out of competition (2019)
Chicago International Film Festival – Oficial Section (2019)
Leiden Film Festival (2019)
Cineuropa (2019)
Latin Beat Film Festival (Japón) – Oficial Section (2019)
Peliculatina Film Festival (2019)
La Habana International Film Festival – Oficial Section (2019)
Nor In Festival – Oficial Section (2019)

Nominee SPANISH 25 FORQUÉ AWARDS – Best Latin American Film

Nominee GOYA AWARDS 2020 – Best Iberoamerican Film