Reinas (film)
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- Klaudia Reynicke
- Diego Vega
- Britta Rindelaub
- Thomas Reichlin
- Daniel Vega
- Valérie Delpierre
- Abril Gjurinovic
- Luana Vega
- Jimena Lindo
- Gonzalo Molina
- Susi Sánchez
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| Directed by | Klaudia Reynicke |
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| Cinematography | Diego Romero |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $54,220[2][3] |
Reinas, released internationally as Queens, is a 2024 coming-of-age drama film directed by Klaudia Reynicke from a screenplay she co-wrote with Diego Vega which stars Abril Gjurinovic, Luana Vega, Jimena Lindo, Gonzalo Molina, and Susi Sánchez. It is a Swiss-Peruvian-Spanish international co-production. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[4]
In 1990s Peru,[5] two teenage sisters are about to leave their country when they unexpectedly reconnect with an absent father. This relationship will both amplify and ease their pain of change.
Cast
- Abril Gjurinovic as Lucía
- Luana Vega as Aurora
- Jimena Lindo as Elena
- Gonzalo Molina as Carlos
- Susi Sánchez
Production
Principal photography began on January 31, 2023, and wrapped on March 14, 2023, in Peru.[6][7]
Release
The film premiered in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2024,[8] then screened on February 17, 2024, in the Generation 14plus section at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival.[9] It was commercially released on August 22, 2024, in Peruvian theaters[10] and on September 6, 2024, in Spanish theaters.[5]
Reception
Critical response
Reinas has an approval rating of 86% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 29 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.[11]
Accolades
| Award | Date | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Actors and Actresses Union Awards | 10 March 2025 | Best Actress in an International Production | Susi Sánchez | Nominated | |
| APRECI Awards | 8 February 2025 | Best Peruvian Feature Film | Reinas | Nominated | [13][14] |
| Best Director | Klaudia Reynicke | Nominated | |||
| Best Screenplay | Klaudia Reynicke & Diego Vega | Nominated | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Jimena Lindo | Won | |||
| Susi Sánchez | Nominated | ||||
| Best Leading Actor | Gonzalo Molina | Won | |||
| Satellite Awards | 26 January 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | Reinas | Nominated | [15] |
| Sundance Film Festival | 28 January 2024 | World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic | Nominated | [16] | |
| Berlin International Film Festival | 25 February 2024 | Grand Prix for Best Film in Generation Kplus | Won | [17] | |
| Lima Film Festival | 17 August 2024 | Best Picture | Nominated | [18] | |
| Best Screenplay | Won | ||||
| Locarno Film Festival | 17 August 2024 | Prix du Public UBS | Won | [19] |