Underplayed Gems

Ivan's Woman (2011)

Ivan's Woman poster
Original title
La mujer de Iván
Directed by
Francisca Silva
Genre
drama film
Country
Chile
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
18+
Rating
3.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman is held captive and must navigate a power struggle with her captor, leading to a shifting dynamic between victim and perpetrator. The story explores her fight for freedom and the breakdown of moral boundaries in an extreme situation.

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What happens

La mujer de Iván​ es una película chilena protagonizada por Marcelo Alonso y María de los Ángeles García, y dirigida por Francisca Silva. El proyecto nace como una tesis de la Escuela de Cine de Chile y luego de ser estrenada en 2011 en el festival de cine SANFIC (Santiago de Chile) comenzó a hacer un importante recorrido por festivales internacionales de cine, hasta que en 2013 fue estrenada en salas comerciales de Chile. Obtuvo cuatro importantes premios internacionales, entre ellos el premio FIPRESCI y el premio al mejor director en Kerala (India). La película aborda temas universales como la represión de la mujer y su camino por alcanzar la libertad, la lucha de poder y el intercambio de roles entre víctima y victimario, y la extinción de la moral en una situación límite como es el cautiverio. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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