Blanquita movie storyline. Blanca lives in a foster home for minors run by father Manuel. A sexual scandal involving businessmen and politicians puts Blanca and Manuel in the eye of the press, turning Blanca into a feminist martyr and key witness of the case.
Blanquita is based on a real child prostitution scandal, the Spiniak case, which shook Chile in the early 2000s. It tells the story of Blanquita (Laura López), an 18-year-old resident of a foster home, who becomes the key witness in a scandal involving powerful businessmen and politicians.
The film had its world premiere at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on September 5, 2022. It also made it to ‘World Cinema’ section of 27th Busan International Film Festival where it was screened on 9 October, and ‘International Perspective’ section of 46th São Paulo International Film Festival, where it was screened on October 22, 2022.
Later in December, it was invited to the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival, where it was screened on 17 December 2022, and to the 34th Palm Springs International Film Festival to be screened on January 7, 2023. The film was released theatrically in New York and Los Angeles on December 9, 2022 by Outsider Pictures.
Blanquita (2022)
Directed by: Fernando Guzzoni
Starring: Laura López, Alejandro Goic, Amparo Noguera, Marcelo Alonso, Daniela Ramírez, Ariel Grandón, Katy Cabezas, Nicolás Durán
Screenplay by: Fernando Guzzoni
Production Design by: Estefania Larrain
Cinematography by: Benjamín Echazarreta
Film Editing by: Jaroslaw Kamiński, Soledad Salfate
Costume Design by: Francisca Román
Art Direction by: Natalia Geisse
Music by: Chloé Thevenin
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: New Europe Film Sales, Outsider Pictures
Release Date: September 5, 2022 (Venice), December 9, 2022 (United States (limited))
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