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This Wednesday night, many celebrities gathered at Cinemark Palermo to enjoy the premiere of the film Like the sea, starring Sofia Gala Castiglione and Zoe Hochbaum, who is also co-writer and producer of the film. The production, which was produced by Orca Films and directed by Nicolás Gil Lavedra, has the special participation of the Spanish actress Carmen Maura. It is a co-production between Argentina and Uruguay, which will hit commercial cinemas in the country this coming Thursday, March 28.
Moria Casán, Fabián Doman, Mariana Genesio Peña, Claudia Piñeiro, among others, they enjoyed this moving family drama, which was awarded the Panorama Latino Award at the Iberoamerican Film Festival and the Mauricio Litman Public Vote Award in the fiction feature film competition of the Punta del Este International Festival.
The film, which narrates the emotional relationship between mother and daughter, was praised for its sensitivity and narrative skill in capturing both the attention of the public and specialized critics. It should be noted that the filming of this project took place in various locations in Uruguay, ranging from the capital, Montevideo, to the remote and picturesque beaches of Cabo Polonio. One of the central figures during this stage was Carmen Maura, known for her role in Women at the edge of a nervous attackwho stood out for his connection with the production team and the cast.
“Like the Sea is a film that addresses bonds and talks about them, that explores the complexity of family relationships, intertwining the pain of loss with the hope of redemption, that asks about motherhood and ways of mothering, that investigates femininities and their places in society, what is expected and what comes to alter what is established,” says its director, Nicolás Gil Lavedra.
The movie It was screened in Uruguay, in February, within the framework of the 26th edition of the Esteño festival, with great impact among the public and critics. “This first premiere in Uruguay is very exciting, because it is a place that has given me work, friendships, loves, it has given me everything so I couldn’t be happier to premiere here,” Hochbaum told El Observador after the screening.
In Like the sea, Blue (Hochbaum) and Paula (Castiglione) are 17 and 34 years old respectively and have just lost their mother, Teresa. The death poses a tension between the sisters and checking the drawers, Blue discover a revealing fact: Paula In reality she is not his sister but his mother, and Teresa It is not his mother, but his grandmother.
The teenager goes into shock and wants to know everything about her father. Paula He tells her about an escape to Cabo Polonio and a passing romance. And together they resolve to return to the facts and retrace the past to find the truth. On the journey they make a mandatory stop because of their aunt. Wick (Carmen Maura) and in each experience they recover a little of their history and build the new bond, with uncertainties and fears, sheltered by the magical sunsets of the cape, and trying to answer the great question that the film raises: “Is lying for love forgivable?”
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