Muñeca | |
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Directed by | Sebastián Arrau |
Written by | Sebastián Arrau Fernando Aragón |
Produced by | Mauricio Arrau |
Starring |
Benjamín Vicuña Marcial Tagl |
Cinematography | Ricardo de Angelis |
Edited by | Soledad Salfate |
Music by | Cristián Freund |
Production companies | Alce Producciones Ltda. Lapsus Producciones |
Distributed by | BF Distribution |
Release dates | |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | Chile |
Language | Spanish |
Muñeca ( lit. 'Doll'; also known as Muñeca, cuestión de sexo, lit. 'Doll, matter of sex') is a 2008 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Arrau (in his directorial debut) and written by Arrau & Fernando Aragón. [1] Starring Benjamín Vicuña and Marcial Tagle. [2] It won the Great Paoa awards for Best National Film and Best Leading Actor (National) for Marcial Tagle at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival. [3]
Manuel and Pedro are extremely close friends. The former is an insatiable, acid and critical womanizer, while the latter is a solitary homosexual who views the social changes the country is undergoing with optimistic eyes. Desperate for Pedro to find meaning in his life, his friend organizes an appointment with Gabriela, a forty-year-old woman, whom he met through the internet, and who, in a hurry by her biological clock, is looking for a father for her son. A new Chile inspires Pedro to take a step previously unimagined for a homosexual: becoming a father. [4]
The actors participating in this film are: [5] [6]
Muñeca had its world premiere at the beginning of October 2008 at the 15th Valdivia International Film Festival, [7] then it was screened on November 17, 2018, at the 20th Viña del Mar International Film Festival. [8]
It was scheduled to be released commercially in theaters sometime in November 2008, [9] but was pushed back to December 4, 2008. [10]
After 4 weeks on the billboard, it caught a total of 15.374 viewers, collecting $40.258.772 Chilean pesos. [11]
Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2008 | Viña del Mar International Film Festival | Great Paoa - Best National Film | Muñeca | Won | [12] |
Best Leading Actor (National) | Marcial Tagle | Won |