High Tide (2020 film)

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High Tide is an Argentinean drama that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. [1] It is directed by Veronica Chen and is about a middle-aged woman and the laborers who help build her barbeque pit. [2] It plays on working-class vs upper-class and feminist conflict at a seaside vacation setting. [3] [4] Its worldwide distribution rights were acquired by Buenos Airesbased FilmSharks. [5] It runs for 103 minutes.

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References

  1. "high-tide". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  2. Ide2020-01-28T06:00:00+00:00, Wendy. "'High Tide': Sundance Review". Screen. Retrieved 2020-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Sundance 2020 Women Directors: Meet Verónica Chen – "High Tide"". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  4. Allen, Nick (20 January 2020). "Sundance 2020: High Tide, Summer White | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  5. Kay2020-01-20T13:00:00+00:00, Jeremy. "FilmSharks snaps up Sundance premiere 'High Tide' (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 2020-12-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)