BLANQUITA
A film by Fernando Guzzoni
(Chile/Mexico/Luxembourg/France/Poland, 2022. 98 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

Young actress Laura López debuts as an 18-year-old resident of a foster home, who is a key witness in a trial against powerful politicians and businessmen implicated in a child sex scandal. As questions are asked, her role in the scandal becomes unclear. Award-winning veteran actor Alejandro Goic co-stars as a priest who runs the home where the young woman lives. Other cast members include Amparo Noguera, Marcelo Alonso and Daniela Ramirez.

The feature is inspired by the real-life early 2000s Spiniak Case involving a child prostitution ring which provided services to a number of high-placed politicians and businessmen in Chile. The case divided public opinion in Chile as it went through the courts, with doubts being cast on the testimony of key witness who was caught up in the ring as a minor and accused two senators of abusing her.

Opens Friday, December 9
New York, NY: Cinema Village
Los Angeles, CA: Laemmle Theaters

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