The Defendant

Silvia, a single mother and a lawyer, is implicated in a corruption scandal. But in addition to trouble at work, she is also facing a more crippling problem: her mother’s cancer has returned. While she is forced to face up to her mother’s inconceivable yet inescapable death, Silvia embarks on a love story, her first in many years.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 93 mins

Release Date : 2020-02-19

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"It is a beautiful, universal, heartbreaking observation from a filmmaker fully invested in his story and characters..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2019/5/15/litigante-the-defendant.html

This is writer and director Franco Lolli's second feature film after 'Rodri', and it debuted opening at the Cannes Critics Week in 2019. I really hope 'Litigante' finds its audience, because there is so much to love about this picture. This is an authentic and tender exploration of a family, booken...

Cast

Carolina Sanin

(Silvia)

Leticia Gómez

(Leticia)

Antonio R. Martínez

(Antonio)

Alejandra Sarria

( - )

Vladimir Durán