BEFORE THE BODY ANTES DEL CUERPO CARINA PIAZZA, LUCÍA EVA BRACELIS

  • ARGENTINA

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  • SPANISH

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  • 2025

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  • 84 mins

Ana and her two kids live in the anonimity of the suburbs. She cares for sick people to earn a living; but her little daughter requires a lot more, so much so that it puts their delicate life at risk.

Producer(s) or Production Company :

Paula Mastellone, Miguel Angel Mazza, Sergio Mazza

Screenplay :

Carina Piazza, Lucía Bracelis

Director of Photography :

Cecilia Tasso

Editor :

Sofía Merle

Music :

Mauro Marquet

Sound :

Matteo Pagliarossi

Cast :

Mónica Antonópulos, Patricio Contreras, Bianca Pujía Levy, Nayaraq Guevara Páez

Awards - Winner :

La Mujer y el Cine (Best Cinematography), Puerto Madryn IFF (Best Feature Film: AsAECA Prize), Espanto Film Fest (Best International Feature)

Awards - Nominations | Screened | Official Selection :

BAFICI (World Premiere), Moscow IFF, Cine Las Americas (North American Premiere)

Carina Piazza (b.1973) and Lucía Bracelis (b.1980) are Argentine filmmakers from the Mendoza province; they also teach film. Co-writers/directors of the web series LA VIDA TRANQUILA (2020) and the feature film BEFORE THE BODY, they have written and directed, separately, scripts for fiction series, short films, and documentaries, among them LA NOCHE ADENTRO (feature, 2023), UN PAÍS DENTRO DE UN PAÍS (docuseries, 2023), NEBULO (series, 2021), ELLA TAMBIÉN (collective feature, 2019), and RELATOS DE MENDOZA (docuseries, 2012). BEFORE THE BODY is Lucía's first feature film as director, and Carina's second.