THE NEW GIRL

LA CHICA NUEVA

By Micaela GONZALO

MEIKINCINE ENTERTAINMENT - as SALES All rights, World

First film - Completed 2021

Jimena travels to Río Grande, on the island of Tierra del Fuego in southernmost Argentina, to join her half-brother Mariano. The wind, the cold and the complex economic crisis form the background against in which Jimena will develop empathy for the people around her and a feeling of belonging there.

Festivals
& Awards

Ventana Sur 2021
Lima Film Festival 2021
Official Competition / Special Mention for Best Fiction Feature
Viña Intl. Film Festival 2021
Official Competition / Special Mention
Sao Paulo IFF 2021
New Filmmakers Competition
ZINEBI 2021
ZINEBI First Film Competition
35 Cineuropa 2021
Official Competition - New Filmmakers
Torino Film Festival 2021
International Features Competition
Cinélatino, Rencontres de Touluo 2021
Official Competition / award Coup de Coeur for Best Fiction Film
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • First film, Drama, Social issues
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 77 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Micaela GONZALO
    • Writer(s)
    • Lucía TEBALDI
    • Producer(s)
    • Eva LAURÍA (El Ojo Extraviado), Juan PELOSI (Corinthian Media)
    • Synopsis
    • Jimena travels to Río Grande, on the island of Tierra del Fuego in southernmost Argentina, to join her half-brother Mariano. She has almost no money to travel but manages to arrive there hoping to have a better life in that manufacturing region. The wind, the cold and the complex economic crisis form the background against in which Jimena will develop empathy for the people around her and a feeling of belonging there, but also a place where she will learn to know herself better.