Belén (2025)

Directed by

Dolores Fonzi

Genre

drama film

Country

Argentina

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 50 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer fights to free her client who was wrongly accused of having an illegal abortion. The story follows her legal battle against a flawed justice system.

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What happens

Belén is a 2025 Argentine historical legal drama film directed and starred by Dolores Fonzi from a screenplay she co-wrote with Laura Paredes, Agustina San Martín and Nicolás Britos. It is based on the non-fiction book Somos Belén by Ana Correa, which follows a lawyer's quest for justice when her client is falsely imprisoned for providing an illegal abortion. The film was selected as the Argentine entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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