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  • 2019
  • TV-14
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  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 38 m

Summary Chela and Chiquita are both descended from wealthy families in Asunción and have been together for over 30 years. But recently, their financial situation has worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. But when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality. Driv...

Directed By: Marcelo Martinessi

Written By: Marcelo Martinessi

  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 38 m
  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Distrib Films
  • 1 h 38 m

The Heiresses

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Summary Chela and Chiquita are both descended from wealthy families in Asunción and have been together for over 30 years. But recently, their financial situation has worsened and they begin selling off their inherited possessions. But when their debts lead to Chiquita being imprisoned on fraud charges, Chela is forced to face a new reality. Driv...

Directed By: Marcelo Martinessi

Written By: Marcelo Martinessi

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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100
Jan 16, 2019
Emotions never before experienced come surging to the surface. How Martinessi pulls this off — in what is his first feature — is nothing less than extraordinary.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 15, 2019
This isn’t a perfect movie — sometimes the machinery of plot-focused screenwriting hums a little too insistently, especially toward the end, disrupting the quieter, richer music of everyday life — but its clearsighted sensitivity makes it a satisfying one.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
80
Aug 14, 2018
A superb first feature from Marcelo Martinessi, this entirely female-driven story is full of gentle wit and playful observations on the crumbling upper echelons of Paraguayan society – there are parallels with early Lucrecia Martel, and with Sebastián Lelio’s exploration of older female sexuality, Gloria.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 17, 2019
It’s a quiet, slow burn but one that stays with you.
By Sara Stewart FULL REVIEW
70
Mar 28, 2019
The title implies a sort of old-world glamour, but the proverbial gilded cage is looking a bit dilapidated in The Heiresses, a subtle but intense character study from Paraguayan director Marcelo Martinessi.
By Kerry Lengel FULL REVIEW
70
Minor-key and subdued to a fault, the drama nonetheless builds emotional involvement by infinitesimal degrees through its acute observation of characters and social context and its ultra-naturalistic performances.
By David Rooney FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 14, 2019
Brun, who had never acted onscreen before (like almost the entire cast), won Berlin’s Best Actress prize, and her guarded yet tremulous performance is the film’s primary virtue. But she can’t singlehandedly bring depth to the superficial scenario that Martinessi has engineered for this intriguing character.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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7% Negative
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Production Company La Babosa Cine, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Pandora Filmproduktion, Mutante Cine, Esquina Filmes, Norsk Filmproduksjon A/S, Cultura Paraguay, Teta Arandupy, Tetra Rekuai Gobierno Nacional, ARTE, Berlin International Film Festival, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Congreco de la Nacion, Goethe-Institut, Institut Français, Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Luxbox, Ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Développement International, The Federal Foreign Office, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Release Date Jan 16, 2019
Duration 1 h 38 m
Rating TV-14
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Website http://www.lababosacine.com/lasherederas
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Awards

Gramado Film Festival
• 6 Wins & 6 Nominations
Premios Fénix (Fenix Film Awards)
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations
Lima Latin American Film Festival
• 5 Wins & 5 Nominations

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