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Camila Plaate Wins San Sebastián Silver Shell for ‘Belén’

Argentina selected the film as its Oscar and Goya entry rooted in a Tucumán miscarriage prosecution.

Overview

  • At the 73rd San Sebastián Film Festival, Camila Plaate received the Silver Shell for best supporting performance for Belén.
  • In her remarks, she dedicated the prize to women's movements in Tucumán, Argentina and worldwide, invoking memory, truth and justice.
  • The Argentine Film Academy confirmed Belén as the country's submission for the Oscars' international feature race and for the Goya Awards.
  • Directed by and starring Dolores Fonzi, the drama adapts Ana Correa's book Somos Belén with the backing of the woman whose case inspired it.
  • During the festival, Fonzi criticized President Javier Milei's government for what she described as a collapse in public support for filmmaking.