Film Info
El estudiante

Film Information

Exhibition Title	El estudiante
English Title	The Student
Director	Santiago Mitre
Country
Year	2011
Format	HD
Colour	Color
Duration	110'

Cast:

Esteban Lamothe, Romina Paula, Ricardo Félix, Valeria Correa

Credits:

G: Santiago Mitre
F: Gustavo Biazzi, Soledad Rodríguez, Federico Cantini, Alejo Maglio
E: Delfina Castagnino
DA: Micaela Saiegh, Laura Citarella
S: Santiago Fumagalli
M: Los Natas
P: Agustina Llambi Campbell, Santiago Mitre, Fernando Brom
CP: La Unión de los Ríos, Pasto

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Synopsis

Finding great films that are destined to expand Argentine film production in a variety of shapes and contents is one of Bafici’s healthiest habits. The Student went beyond that. Mitre’s debut film is –and will be– an absolutely precise and solid film that neither lacks nor spares a single shot –although the one-word ending may very well be debated over and over, it fits perfectly within the filmmaker’s ideological stand regarding the plot’s main conflict. This is an overwhelmingly entertaining and inclusive product that primarily targets an interaction with the spectator’s internal knowledge (again the final scene), instead of an elaboration of “important issues” of Argentine politics and society. But it also managed to push the boundaries of the alternative circuit by transcending to the commercial arena, setting a celebrated precedent for those films made out of the INCAA’s regulatory framework. In that sense, the film goes beyond the always debatable artistic evaluation, and positions itself above it: The Student is not just good, it’s an important, groundbreaking film. The years to come will define the range of its transcendence.