The Accused (2018 film)

The Accused
Theatrical release poster
Spanish Acusada
Directed by Gonzalo Tobal
Produced by
  • Hugo Sigman
  • Leticia Cristi
  • Benjamín Doménech
  • Santiago Gallelli
  • Axel Kuschevatzky
  • Matías Mosteirín
  • Matias Roveda
Screenplay by
  • Ulises Porra
  • Gonzalo Tobal
Starring
Music by Rogelio Sosa
Cinematography Fernando Lockett
Edited by Alejandro Carrillo Penovi
Production
companies
  • K&S Films
  • Rei Cine
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • 4 September 2018 (2018-09-04) (Venice)
  • 13 September 2018 (2018-09-13) (Argentina)
Running time
 108 minutes
Country
  • Argentina
  • Mexico
Language Spanish

The Accused (Spanish: Acusada) is a 2018 Argentine crime-thriller film directed by Gonzalo Tobal. It premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival on 4 September and was released in Argentina on 13 September by Warner Bros. Pictures. The film has received critical acclaim, with praise for Lali Espósito's performance.

Plot

Dolores lived the life of a higher-class student until her best friend was found brutally murdered. Two years later, she’s the only indicted suspect for a crime that attracts a lot of media attention and has placed her in the center of the public eye.

Dolores spends her days preparing for the trial, secluded in her house as her parents work as a team ready to do anything to defend their daughter. The best lawyer is not enough, they obsessively control around her: how she looks, what she does, eats and who she sees.

But as the trial moves forward and pressure grows, suspicion and secrets emerge within the family. Cornered, increasingly isolated and just when any mistake could prove disastrous, Dolores puts the entire strategy at risk.[1]

Cast

  • Lali Espósito as Dolores Dreier[2][3]
  • Leonardo Sbaraglia as Luis Dreier, Dolores' father
  • Inés Estévez as Betina Dreier, Dolores' mother
  • Daniel Fanego as Ignacio Larocca, Dolores' lawyer
  • Gerardo Romano as Dr. Taboada, a public prosecutor
  • Gael García Bernal as Mario Elmo
  • Lautaro Rodriguez as Lucas
  • Ana Garibaldi as Marisa
  • Martina Campos as Flo
  • Emilio Vodanovich as Martin Dreier, Dolores' younger brother

Release

The Accused had its world premiere on 4 September 2018 at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, where it was selected as one of the twenty one films to compete for the Golden Lion award.[4][5] It will also screen at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival and at the Busan International Film Festival in September and October.[6] The film was released in Argentina on 13 September by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, The Accused holds an approval rating of 88% based on 8 reviews.[7] On Argentine review aggregator website Todas Las Críticas, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 38 positive and 5 negative critics.[8]

Jay Weissberg of Variety gave the film a positive review, saying "[The Accused] is solid, straightforward storytelling, certain to do well in Spanish-speaking territories and perhaps beyond." He also singled out Espósito's performance, saying "[she] refuses to cater to expectations, resulting in a performance of unexpected ambiguity, more sensed than spelled out."[9] In his review for Screen International, Stephen Witty described it as "a quietly engrossing drama [...] of slowly dawning discoveries", and commented on Fernando Lockett's cinematography, calling it "intimate, close-up and even, occasionally, claustrophobic."[10] Cinema Scope's Diego Brodersen highlighted Espósito's performance, saying that "[she] is quite convincing as the main character: in some instances, she seems fragile; at other times, manipulative traits surface, and with them the possibility that she could be a very good liar."[11]

References

  1. ↑ "The Accused". Film Factory. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Torres, Santiago (18 August 2017). "Lali Esposito Talks Getting Noticed in 'The Age of Song': Interview". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ↑ Torres, Santiago (17 August 2018). "Lali Esposito Talks New Album, 'Brava,' & Track by Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Ariston. "Venice to Kick Off Awards Season With New Films From Coen Brothers, Luca Guadagnino and Alfonso Cuaron". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Vivarelli, Nick. "Venice Film Festival Lineup: Heavy on Award Hopefuls, Netflix and Star Power". Variety. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Erbland, Kate (14 August 2018). "TIFF Adds More High-Profile Titles, Including Jonah Hill's 'Mid90s,' 'Boy Erased,' 'Hold the Dark,' and Many More". IndieWire. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Accused (Acusada) (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Acusada – Críticas". Todas Las Críticas (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Weissberg, Jay (4 September 2018). "Venice Film Review: 'The Accused'". Variety. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Witty, Stephen (4 September 2018). "'The Accused (Acusada)': Venice Review". Screen International. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Brodersen, Diego (11 September 2018). "The Accused (Gonzalo Tobal, Argentina/Mexico) — Contemporary World Cinema". Cinema Scope. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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