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2024 Argentine short film
An Odd Turn
Berlinale release poster
Spanish Un movimiento extraño Literally A strange movement
Directed by Francisco Lezama Screenplay by Francisco Lezama Produced by
Iván Moscovich
Juan Segundo Alamos
Francisco Lezama
Jerónimo Quevedo
Victoria Marotta
Adrien Cothier
Starring Cinematography Federico Lastra Edited by Franco Figueroa Production companies
36 Caballos
Un Puma
Dark Matter Pictures
Distributed by 36 Caballos Release date
Running time
22 minutes Country Argentina Language Spanish
An Odd Turn (
Spanish : Un movimiento extraño ) is a 2024 Argentine
drama short film written and directed by Francisco Lezama. Starring Laila Maltz, the film tells the story of a security guard who senses the theft of a work of art.
[1]
It was selected in the Berlinale Shorts section at the
74th Berlin International Film Festival , where it had its world premiere on 17 February,
[2] and won Golden Bear for Best Short Film.
[3]
Synopsis
In 2019, a theft is about to happen at a museum in Buenos Aires. A security guard senses it and uses her pendulum to predict the future. She sees that the dollar will skyrocket soon. She loses her job and gets a generous severance pay. She meets an employee of a money changer, with whom she falls in love.
Cast
Laila Maltz as Lucrecia
Paco Gorriz as Exchange House Guy
Sofía Palomino as Security Guard 1
Cecilia Rainero as Human Resources Woman 1
Marcela Guerty as Human Resources Woman 2
Guillermo Massé as Security Guard
Susana Pampín as Client
Alejandro Russek as Grindr Guy
Jorge Prado as Security Guard
Eugenia Alonso as Client
Release
An Odd Turn had its World premiere on 17 February 2024, as part of the
74th Berlin International Film Festival , in the Berlinale Shorts.
[4]
[5]
Accolades
References
^
"Un movimiento extraño" [An Odd Turn, Francisco Lezama]. 36 Caballos (in Spanish). Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ Boyce, Laurence (February 19, 2024).
"Berlinale Shorts fires the starting pistol" .
Cineuropa . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ Scott Roxborough (February 24, 2024).
"Berlin Film Festival Winners" . Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^
"An Odd Turn" . Berlinale . February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ Abbatescianni, Davide (January 16, 2024).
"Berlin announces a raft of new titles for its Berlinale Special and Shorts" .
Cineuropa . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ Abbatescianni, Davide (February 24, 2024).
"Mati Diop's Dahomey bags the Berlinale Golden Bear" . Cineuropa . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
^ Ntim, Zac (February 24, 2024).
"Berlin Film Festival: Mati Diop Wins Golden Bear With Documentary 'Dahomey,' Emily Watson And Sebastian Stan Take Acting Honors" .
Deadline . Retrieved February 25, 2024 .
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