| The Sharks | |
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| Spanish | Los Tiburones |
| Directed by | Lucía Garibaldi |
| Written by | Lucía Garibaldi |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | German Nocella |
| Edited by | Sebastián Schjaer |
| Music by | |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
The Sharks (Spanish : Los Tiburones) is a 2019 coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Lucia Garibaldi, co-producted by Uruguay, Argentina and Spain.
Rosina, 14, lives in a small coastal town where sharks are reported to appear. She takes a summer job in home maintenance and finds herself surrounded by ultra-masculine men. While dealing with family problems, she finds herself attracted to a young fisherman several years older than herself- [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition, [5] where it won the World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award. The film also won the Work in Progress Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival, [7] [8] [9] and the Grand Prix Coup de Cœur at the Toulouse Latin Film Festival. [10]
It became available on Video-on-Demand on April 14, 2020. [11]
The movie has an 82% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [12]
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