Belen is the true story of a woman who was charged and sent to prison because authorities said she had tried to self abort a child. She said she didn’t know she was pregnant, the police didn’t believe her (and the result is one of the most jaw dropping sequences in any film this year)
Argentina’s Oscar entry is a stunner. Even if it wasn’t true this film would kick you to the curb. It’s a beautifully acted film that gets under your skin and forces you to react. I was moved.
And the film is very much a film for our time. With the far right trying to control the lives of everyone and everything what happened in Argentina may soon happen here.
This is great filmmaking.
Highly recommended
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