LAS HEREDERAS
The Heiresses


SYNOPSIS
Chela and Chiquita, both descended from wealthy families in Asunción, Paraguay, have been together for over 30 years. But recently their financial situation has worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. But when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality. /// Driving for the first time in years, she begins to provide a local taxi service to a group of elderly wealthy ladies. /// As Chela settles into her new life, she encounters the much younger Angy, forging a fresh and invigorating new connection. Chela finally begins to break out of her shell and engage with the world, embarking on her own personal, intimate revolution.

DIRECTORMarcelo Martinessi
YEAR2018
STATUScompleted
FESTIVALS AWARDSBerlinale: Silver Bear/best actress
Silver Bear/ Alfred Bauer award
Fipresci award
Teddy Reader's award

 
CASTAna Brun (Chela)
Margarita Irún (Chiquita)
Ana Ivanova (Angy)
Nilda Gonzalez (Pati)
María Martins (Pituca)
Alicia Guerra (Carmela)
Yverá Zayas (Singer)

 
CO PRODUCTION WITHLa Babosa Cine (Paraguay)
in co-production with
Pandora Film Produktion (Germany)
Mutante Cine (Uruguay)
Esquina Films (Brazil)
Norks Filmproduksjon (Norway)
La Fábrica Nocturna (France)
and ZDF/ARTE
SUPPORTED BYFondec (Paraguay)
Ibermedia
Film- und Medienstiftung NRW
World Cinema Fund
Ancine (Brazil)
ICAU (Uruguay)
Sorfond (Norway)
Torino Film Lab
WORLD SALESLuxbox Films
GERMAN DISTRIBUTORGrandfilm

 
LENGTH95 min.
FORMAT2K digital/DCP
colour
1:1.66
5.1. sound
SHOOTING LOCATIONAsunción (Paraguay)
ORIGINAL LANGUAGESpanish

 
PRODUCERSSebastián Peña Escobar; Marcelo Martinessi (producers)
Christoph Friedel; Claudia Steffen (co-producers)
Agustina Chiarino Voulminot; Fernando Epstein (co-producers)
Julia Murat (co-producer)
Hilde Berg (co-producer)
Marina Perales; Xavier Rocher (co-producers)
WRITERSMarcelo Martinessi
CASTING
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHYLuis Armando Arteaga
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENTSebastián Peña Escobar
EDITINGFernando Epstein
MUSIC
SOUNDFernando Henna (sound design)
Rafael Alvarez (original sound)
ART DIRECTIONCarla Spatuzza
COSTUMESTania Simbrón
MAKE UP HAIRLuciana Diaz

 
SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLEn/s
DVD VIDEO AVAILABLEn/s
LINKSwww.luxboxfilms.com