LET IT BE LAW / QUE SEA LEY
A film by Juan Solanas
(France/Argentina/Uruguay, 2019, 87 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
In Argentina, a woman dies every week as the result of an illegal abortion. In 2018, for the seventh time, a motion supporting legal, secure, and free abortion was presented to the National Congress. The project provoked a fierce debate, revealing a society divided more than ever between the pro-life and freedom to choose positions. Through an assemblage of passionate testimonies, Let It Be Law documents the determination of women fighting bravely to secure the right to physical self-determination, and bears witness to their massive mobilization in the streets of Buenos Aires. Juan Solanas’s powerful, inspiring, and necessary documentary, which had its world premiere as an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, reveals the urgent and vital struggle for the recognition of women’s rights.
Subjects: Women’s and Gender Studies, Politics, Latin American Studies, International Studies
DSL: $500 | DVD + DSL: $550
About the Director:
Juan Diego Solanas is an Argentine film director, producer, screenwriter and cinematographer. His film Nordeste (2005) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. He directed the French-Canadian production Upside Down (2012), starring Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst. Let It Be Law is his first feature documentary.
Awards and Festivals:
- Special Screening, Cannes Film Festival 2019
- Official Selection, San Sebastian Film Festival 2019
Credits:
Director: Juan Solanas
Producer: Juan Solanas, Victoria Solanas
Production companies: Cine Sur, Les Films du Sud, Gameland
Screenwriter: Juan Solanas
Cinematographer: Juan Solanas
Editor: Juan Solanas
Music: Paula Moore
