The film addresses the Argentine dictatorships of 1953 and the 1970s.
On Sunday, Argentine filmmaker Benjamin Naishtat presented his film Glaxo at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Hernan Ronsino, which was published in 2009.
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As the director explained, the film addresses the Argentine dictatorships of 1953 and the 1970s, drawing parallels with the country’s current political and cultural landscape. The story centers on a group of friends in a Buenos Aires suburb.
Their lives are transformed by the arrival of a former police commissioner, played by Marcelo Subiotto, and his wife, portrayed by Lali Esposito, who emphasized that her character represents the defense of freedom against oppression and described the role as one of the “most enjoyable” of her acting career.
Meanwhile, Subiotto plays a former police commissioner who speaks of “civilizing” and fighting against “barbarism.” Naishtat linked these expressions to the notion of “cultural battle” used by President Javier Milei, although he asserted that what is actually happening is a dismantling of culture.
Así fue aplaudido el equipo de la película Glaxo tras su presentación en el festival de San Sebastián. El film es una coproducción entre Argentina y Brasil protagonizada por Lali Espósito, Marcelo Subiotto y Esteban Bigliardi. pic.twitter.com/LV8d8JwcRP
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The text reads, “This is how the Glaxo film team was applauded after their presentation at the San Sebastian festival. The film is a co-production between Argentina and Brazil starring Lali Esposito, Marcelo Subiotto, and Esteban Bigliardi.”
The film was produced in Brazil due to the challenges faced by Argentine filmmakers, with a mixed Argentine-Brazilian crew. Naishtat pointed out that Argentine cinema is going through a difficult period due to government policies.
The director maintained that there are no alternative proposals in the Argentine cultural sphere, but rather a void that affects cinema and other artistic expressions.
Other Argentine personalities who assisted the festival include Dolores Fonzi and Mercedes Moran, competing with “Mis muertos tristes,” Nahuel Perez in the Horizontes Latinos category, and writer Mariana Enriquez, who will travel to support the film adaptation of one of her stories.
Decades after the military dictatorship kidnapped and disappeared high school students who were fighting for a subsidized student bus pass, Argentine youth take to the streets of Buenos Aires to keep their memory alive.
With banners, drums, and slogans of “Nunca Más” (Never… pic.twitter.com/H0Aa95sUnD
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