Jezabel (2022 film)

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Jezabel
Directed byHernan Jabes
Written byHernan Jabes, Eduardo Gomez Rugueles
Produced byAdrian Geyer
StarringErich Wildpret

Gabriel Aguero Maria Conchita Alonso Cesar Cova Jhoanna Juliette

Eliane Chiape

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Edited byAdrian Geyer.
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Release date
  • 2022 (2022)
CountriesVenezuela, Mexico
LanguageSpanish

Jezabel is a Venezuelan-Mexican movie starring Gabriel Aguero, Eliane Chiape, Jhoana Juliette, Diana Volpe, Erich Wildpret, and Giovanni Garcia. It is based on the novel by Eduardo Sanchez Rugueles (who also penned the script) and directed by Hernan Jabes.

The movie is about four upper class friends living in Caracas, Venezuela, between 2017 and 2031 and their life impacted by a great tragedy.

The movie have a international release in the Miami international film Festival and have a domestic release in Venezuela by the streaming plataform Go.

Plot

Four upper-class high school students live carefree between drugs, games and love until one of the girls, Eli, is brutally killed. Sixteen years later, the memory of the crime torments Alain, another member of the group.

Cast

Production

The film began production in the middle of 2020. [1]

The movie was shooting in two separate ways with six months of difference. This was in part for make agreement with a producer company in Mexico and get funds for complete the shooting. The main cast was picked up by the director Hernan Jabes. [2]

Reception

The movie have a great review in platforms as letterbocd. Also the three lead actress won the best actress prize in the Venezuelan Film Festival of 2022 .

Lead actor Gabriel Agüero won best actor at the Barcelona International Film Festival. [3]

Jezabel also have a great deal of distribution in Germany and was a commercial success. [4] [5]

References

  1. "'Jezabel': drogas, sexo y perversión desatada de un grupo de jóvenes ricos de Venezuela". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  2. "Hernán Jabes, un cineasta que no teme molestar, nos habla de su paso con "Jezabel" por Barcelona". noticine.com. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  3. Nacional, El (2022-04-30). "Gabriel Agüero ganó el Premio al Mejor Actor en el Festival Internacional de Cine de Barcelona". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  4. "El cine venezolano llega a una esperada e inteligente madurez | El Estímulo". elestimulo.com (in Spanish). 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  5. Brizuela, Ariany (2023-03-07). "Jezabel fue la Mejor Película de 2022 para la crítica". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-22.