Abzurdah
| Abzurdah | |
|---|---|
 María Eugenia Suárez (left) and Esteban Lamothe (right) | |
| Directed by | Daniela Goggi |
| Produced by | Franco Vilche |
| Written by | Alberto Rojas Apel, Alejandro Montiel, Daniela Goggi |
| Screenplay by | Alberto Ponce |
| Based on |
Abzurdah by Cielo Latini |
| Starring | María Eugenia Suárez and Esteban Lamothe |
| Music by | Juan Blas Caballero |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
Abzurdah is a 2015 Argentine film, starring María Eugenia Suárez and Esteban Lamothe.
Production
The film is based on the book Abzurdah, the autobiography of Cielo Latini. Latini did not work on the production, because María Eugenia Suárez tried to avoid imitating her.[1]
Abzurdah is the first film starring María Eugenia Suárez.[2] As she plays a character with anorexia, she followed a strict, doctor-supervised diet, which led to a weight loss of 6 kilograms (13 lb).[3]
The film was shot in three months.[1]
Plot
Cielo (María Eugenia Suárez) is a teenage girl from La Plata, who falls in love with Alejo (Esteban Lamothe), a man from Avellaneda, nine years older than her. They met on an online dating service, where Cielo used the username "Abzurdah". She fell in love with him, but he only dated her to have sex. Eventually he dropped her because of the distance between their cities, and she developed anorexia because of it. She tried to reopen their relationship, but he only had sex with her and continued his relations with his new girlfriends. Cielo started a blog glorifying anorexia as a lifestyle, which was closed by the server after a couple of months. The anorexia eventually drove her to an unsuccessful suicide attempt.
Reception
The film was a huge success in Argentina, selling 30,797 tickets on the premiere. It was the most seen film of the day, followed by the American film San Andreas, and many cinemas increased the number of plays for the film.[4] The film also sold 581,883 tickets in its first 18 days since premiere.[5] [6]
Cast
- María Eugenia Suárez
- Esteban Lamothe
- Gloria Carrá
- Rafael Spregelburd
- Paula Kohan
- Malena Sánchez
- Fernando Dente
References
- 1 2 Martín Artigas (June 4, 2015). "China Suárez: "Nunca tuve un amor enfermizo"" [China Suarez: "I never had a sick love"]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Las primeras imágenes del rodaje de Abzurdah con la China Suárez" [The first images of the shooting of Abzurdah with the China Suarez]. La Nación (in Spanish). December 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "La China Suárez bajó seis kilos para interpretar a Cielo Latini" [The China Suárez lost 6 kilos to play Cielo Latini]. La Nación (in Spanish). January 29, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Abzurdah vendió en un día 30.797 tickets" [Abzurdah sold 30,797 tickets on one day]. La Nación (in Spanish). June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "El INCAA celebró el éxito de Sin hijos y Abzurdah" [INCAA praised the success of Sin Hijos and Abzurdah]. El Cronista (in Spanish). June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Abzurdah y Sin hijos disfrutan del éxito" [Abzurdah and Sin Hijos enjoy the success]. La Nación (in Spanish). June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.