THE STUDENT

EL ESTUDIANTE

By Santiago MITRE

LA UNION DE LOS RIOS - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2011


Festivals
& Awards

Locarno 2011
Cineasti del Presente - Jury Prize
NYFF 2011
Main Slate
Gijon Int'l Film Fest. 2011
Competition - Best Film
Toronto - TIFF 2011
Valdivia IFF 2011
Competition - FIPRESCI
Lima 2012
FIPRESCI
FICCI Cartagena 2012
Competition - Best Film
    • Year of production
    • 2011
    • Genres
    • Drama, Thriller
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Duration
    • 110 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Santiago MITRE
    • Writer(s)
    • Santiago MITRE
    • EIDR
    • 10.5240/A526-746F-7E68-CA99-E1D3-L
    • Producer(s)
    • Agustina LLAMBI CAMPBELL (LA UNION DE LOS RIOS), Fernando BROM (PASTO), Santiago MITRE (LA UNION DE LOS RIOS)
    • Synopsis
    • Roque, a small town student with no clear purpose or career, meets Paula, a teacher at the Buenos Aires University, who introduces him to political activism. In his group's meetings he is introduced to Acevedo, a retired politician who is involved in the training of political leaders. With him, Roque learns to become a student activist and realizes that politics is his own University.