Malqueridas

2023 Chilean documentary film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Malqueridas (lit.'Unloved women') is a 2023 Chilean-German documentary film directed by Tana Gilbert, at her feature film debut. It premiered at the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival.

Directed byTana Gilbert
Screenplay byTana Gilbert
Paola Castillo Villagrán
Javiera Velozo
Karina Sánchez
Produced byPaola Castillo
Dirk Manthey
Edited byJaviera Velozo
Tana Gilbert
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Malqueridas
Promotional release poster
Directed byTana Gilbert
Screenplay byTana Gilbert
Paola Castillo Villagrán
Javiera Velozo
Karina Sánchez
Produced byPaola Castillo
Dirk Manthey
Edited byJaviera Velozo
Tana Gilbert
Release date
  • 7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) (Venice)
Running time
74 minutes
CountriesChile
Germany
LanguageSpanish
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Plot

The daily life of inmate mothers in a Chilean prison.

Production

The film had a seven years production.[1] It was shot clandestinely in a Chilean women's prison through cellphones.[1][2]

Release

While in its editing stage, a work-in-progress version of the film was screened at the 2022 Cannes Docs Marché du Film.[3] It eventually premiered in the International Critics' Week section at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, being the first Chilean documentary ever screened in Venice sidebar,[1][4] and it won the Critics' Week Grand Prize, as well as the award for best technical contribution.[5][6]

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