JEONJU Intl. Film Festival

World Cinema

So Much Tenderness

Lina RODRIGUEZ

Canada 2022 119min DCP Color Fiction 15Asian Premiere

Schedule

Code	Date	Time	Theater	Info	Ticket
124	2023. 04. 28	14:00	CGV Jeonjugosa 5	HKE15	Ticket Wish
323	2023. 04. 30	14:00	CGV Jeonjugosa 2	HKE15	Ticket Wish
618	2023. 05. 03	17:00	CGV Jeonjugosa 2	HKE15	Ticket Wish

Overview

Having fled Colombia after her husband was murdered, an environmental lawyer rebuilds her life in Toronto with her tempestuous daughter, only to risk losing everything when her traumatic past re-surfaces.

Review

The film begins in suspense, unlike the tenderness of the title. Aurora, a lawyer who works at a Columbian environmental NGO, defects to Canada when her husband is murdered, and all the tender memories of him become a nightmare. When time passes, and she finally seems to have settled in a safe place with a mundane life, she discovers someone who looks just like the cousin involved in her husband’s murder, and this unrest shakes her life to the core. This film could have been a crime genre or a drama focused on psychology, but the director surprises the audience by completely changing course every time the film comes to a stop that would typically be filled with genre-related mannerisms. Rather than telling a story of cathartic release, the director focuses on the emotions the heroine must endure daily. (Sung MOON)

CREDIT

DirectorLina RODRIGUEZ
ProducerBrad DEANE, Lina RODRIGUEZ
ScreenplayLina RODRIGUEZ
CinematographyNikolay MICHAYLOV
GafferIbrahim ISSA, Nick TIRINGER

Production DesignJorge LOZANO
MusicChris CUMMINGS
EditorBrad DEANE, Lina RODRIGUEZ
SoundJuan Camilo MARTINEZ (Sound Recordist), Lina RODRIGUEZ (Sound Design)

CastNoëlle SCHÖNWALD, Natalia ARANGUREN, Deragh CAMPBELL

FILM SOURCE

Rayon Verde ㅣ info@rayonverde.com

DIRECTOR

Lina RODRIGUEZ

Born in Bogota, Colombia. A Colombian-Canadian director. She has written, directed, and produced six short films and three features, including Señoritas (2013), Mañana a esta hora (2016), and Mis dos voces (2022). Her work has been showcased in numerous festivals and cultural venues including Berlinale, Toronto, Locarno, and more.

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