The Protagonist (2019) [N/A]
Featuring:
Miguel Belaustegui, Ignacio Rogers, Rosario Varela
Written by:
Clara Picasso
Directed by:
Clara Picasso
Release Date:
November 9, 2019
Original Title:
La protagonista
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Santa Cine
Production Countries:
Argentina
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 65
Paula, a 32-year-old actress, unexpectedly stops a robbery at a café and appears on the TV and newspapers. But as the days go by and her fame fades away, we begin to see a woman who works as something else and has moved away from her profession. As Paula struggles to assume her situation, she will get in touch with some past relations. Confronting them will put her back on the scene.
Paula is in a cafe giving a conversation class to a young German. His cell phone is new, it doesn't stop ringing and he doesn't know how to put it on silent. In a moment, they go in to steal. Paula suggests that her student hand over her cell phone and wallet. His phone rings again and he tries to silence it once more. She accidentally spoils the criminal's plans and becomes the heroine of the day. Due to this fact, Paula, by profession, becomes relatively famous: she appears on TV and in newspapers, they recognize her on the street, they ask her for photos. The cost will be very high ...
