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NYC Premiere of Roberto Doveris' LAS PLANTAS

  • Anthology Film Archives 32 2nd Avenue New York, NY, 10003 United States (map)
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PLANTS
(Las plantas, Roberto Doveris, Chile, 2015, 93 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

Roberto Doveris’ debut feature film revolves around Florencia, a 17-year-old girl responsible for the care of her comatose older brother during the summer. Trying to survive with limited means and no assistance, she becomes obsessed with a comic book called “Las Plantas,” which depicts an invasion of earth by sentient plants who take possession of human bodies every full moon. At the same time, Florencia is going through her own sexual awakening, meeting strangers through the internet, and her monotonous daily routine begins to merge with the fantasy world of the comics and her own burgeoning desires.

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Film at the Berlinale and associate-produced by Alicia Scherson (The Future, Family Life), Plants is “a sexually souped-up teen psycho-thriller…an original coming-of-age tale laced with pop culture” (Variety).
 

Earlier Event: November 10
NYC Theatrical Release of SANTA & ANDRÉS
Later Event: January 3
NYC Theatrical Release of ANATOMY OF A MALE BALLET DANCER
 
 
 
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