Everything’s on the line for Natalia Oreiro.
Director Benjamín Ávila has released the first trailer for La Mujer de la Fila, his new thriller starring the 48-year-old Uruguayan actress, singer, songwriter, model, television presenter and fashion designer.
The film will be released in Argentina on September 4.
The film will be released across Argentina by Moving Pics, a strategic distribution venture founded by leading former studio executives: Griselda Fortunato, longtime GM of Warner Bros. Pictures South America; Martín Zambonini, former marketing head at Warner/Fox and Disney/Searchlight; and Federico Gaspari, former CFO at Warner/Fox South America.
Inspired by true events, the Argentina-Spain co-production turns on Andrea, a mother visiting her incarcerated son for the first time. Initially eyed with suspicion by other women in line, she gradually gains their trust — and emerges as a powerful advocate for justice reform.
The film is based on the life of Andrea Casamento, founder of Argentina’s Association of Families of Detainees (ACIFAD) and a delegate to the U.N. Committee for the Prevention of Torture.
Produced by Mostra Cine, Buffalo Films and Diving Media, the film stars Oreiro (Santa Evita), Amparo Noguera, Alberto Ammann (Narcos), and iconic boxer-turned-actress Marcela “La Tigresa” Acuña.
Ávila co-wrote the screenplay with Marcelo Muller.
“Griselda, Federico and I are very happy to be part of this amazing cinematic gem,” Zambonini said. “It’s a film that will resonate with audiences widely.”
In the trailer, Andrea — played by Oreiro — is seen being violently thrown to the floor during a home raid, struggling to secure visitation rights and beginning to uncover the truth behind her son’s arrest.
Ávila, whose Clandestine Childhood premiered in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes and was Argentina’s official Oscar submission, most recently helmed Diciembre 2001 for Star+.
The film will be released across Argentina by Moving Pics, a strategic distribution
