THE CASTLE

EL CASTILLO

By Martín BENCHIMOL

SISTER PRODUCTIONS - as PROD

Social issues - Completed 2022

Having worked as a housekeeper all her life, Justina inherits from her former employer a mansion in the middle of the Argentinian pampas. Under one condition: she must take care of the place and never sell it. In this modern fairytale, Justina and her daughter will face the challenges of keeping th

Festivals
& Awards

WIP LATAM San Sebastián 2022
LATAM Industry Award - Platinum EGEDA Awards for Best Project in Process
Berlinale - EFM 2023
PANORAMA
Festival Internacional de Cine de Cartagena de Indias (Colombie) 2023
Honk Kong IFF 2023
Prix du meilleur réalisateur
Hot Docs IFF 2023
Best Director Award
Jeonju IFF 2023
Docaviv (Israel) 2023
Sheffield Doc FF 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2022
    • Genres
    • Social issues, Family, True Story
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 77 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Martín BENCHIMOL
    • Writer(s)
    • Martín BENCHIMOL
    • Producer(s)
    • Gema JUÁREZ ALLEN (GEMA FILMS), Clarisa OLIVERI (GEMA FILMS), Mayra BOTTERO (GEMA FILMS)
    • Synopsis
    • Having worked as a housekeeper all her life, Justina inherits from her former employer a mansion in the middle of the Argentinian pampas. Under one condition: she must take care of the place and never sell it. In this modern fairytale, Justina and her daughter will face the challenges of keeping that promise alive.