Belén
Argentina
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2025
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Color
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115 min
Tucumán, Argentina, 2014. A young woman arrives at a hospital, suffering from unbearable abdominal pain. She doesn't know she's pregnant. Hours later, she wakes up to an unfamiliar scene: she's handcuffed to a gurney, guarded by police who accuse her of having terminated her own pregnancy. What follows is a long and suffocating process. She spends two years in pre-trial detention, and ultimately, the justice system sentences her to eight years in prison for aggravated homicide due to the familial bond. Her story, however, doesn't end there. From Tucumán, a lawyer (played by the film's director, Dolores Fonzi) decides to take on the case and challenge the sentence. Around Belén, an unexpected support network begins to grow: thousands of women and organizations mobilize, denounce, and offer support.
Technical Details
Direction:
Dolores Fonzi
Cinematography:
Javier Julia
Language:
Spanish
Production:
Leticia Cristi, Rodrigo Cala
Sound:
Abril Alascio
Subtitles:
Spanish
Screenplay:
Laura Paredes, Dolores Fonzi based on the book by Ana Correa.
Editing:
Andrés Pepe Estrada
Cast:
Dolores Fonzi, Camila Plaate, Laura Paredes, Julieta Cardinali
Director
Dolores Fonzi
Dolores María Fonzi (Buenos Aires, July 19, 1978) is an Argentine actress, director, and screenwriter. She rose to fame with the youth telenovela Verano del 98. She studied acting at Carlos Gandolfo's school. In 1996, at seventeen years old, she made her first television appearance in the series La nena. In 1998, Cris Morena cast her as Clara Vázquez in Verano del 98 alongside her brother. In 2023, she wrote, starred in, and directed her first feature film, Blondi, which received a nomination at the Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival, telling the story of Blondi and Mirko: two friends of almost the same age who share everything, even though Blondi is Mirko's mother.
