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LITIGANTE (2020)
Starring Carolina Sanin, Leticia Gómez, Antonio R. Martínez, Alejandra Sarria and Vladimir Durán. Directed by Franco Lolli.

Single mother Silvia is a talented lawyer struggling to care for her young son and ill-tempered, cancer-battling mother, amidst a developing corruption scandal at work. The film’s central theme is kinship and Lolli has been praised for his intimate portrayal of modern womanhood and the complexities that exist in family relationships.

REVIEWS Litigante - An authentic and tender character piece

STRANGER BY THE LAKE (2013)
Starring Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick D'Assumçao, Jérôme Chappatte, Mathieu Vervisch, Gilbert Traina, Emmanuel Daumas, Sébastien Badachaoui, Gilles Guérin and François-Renaud Labarthe. Directed by Alain Guiraudie.

Summertime in France. At a cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake, Franck falls for Michel, but Michel has a regular hook-up at the lake. When Franck witnesses Michel killing his hook-up, he is shocked, but nonetheless his passion for this dangerous man overrides any sense of personal safety, and the two men begin an affair.

Whilst waiting for Michel to arrive at the lake each day, Franck befriends Henri, an older man, who doesn’t fit in with the "scene", sitting on the outskirts of the cruising area, observing all the comings-and-goings. Their friendship is not based on sex, but on conversation and a shared observation of their world and situation. As Franck and Michel’s liaisons continue with reckless abandonment, a policeman arrives at the lake as the body of Michel’s murdered hook-up has washed up on the shore...

REVIEWS Stranger By The Lake - On lust and death