LAS CORRIENTES
A feature film by Milagros Mumenthaler
During a work trip to Geneva, Lina (34), an Argentine fashion designer, jumps from a bridge into the icy river water — a mechanical and instinctive gesture.
Back in Buenos Aires, she decides not to tell anyone, but develops a physical fear of water that prevents her from carrying out everyday tasks.
Since the incident, she has begun to look at the life choices she’s made with distance and criticism. She reconnects with a painful past, coming from a working-class background she had rejected for years, hoping to find answers to her deep discomfort and growing phobia. But her increasing anxiety pushes her towards a situation that becomes unbearable.
FILM DIRECTOR
Milagros Mumenthaler was born in Argentina in 1977. She left the country at an early age and grew up in Switzerland. She directed four short films, which were selected and awarded at numerous festivals.
In 2011, she directed Abrir puertas y ventanas, her first feature film, developed at the Cinéfondation Residency of the Cannes Film Festival. The film received, among other accolades, the Golden Leopard and the Leopard for Best Actress at the Locarno Film Festival, as well as the Astor de Oro at the Mar del Plata Film Festival.
Her second film, The Idea of a Lake (La idea de un lago), was presented in competition at festivals such as Locarno, Busan, San Sebastián, and Rotterdam.
PRODUCTION
With scriptwriting support from the Federal Office of Culture, Cinéforom, and Buenos Aires Mecenazgo
With development support from MEDIA Desk Switzerland
Selected for the 2022 Berlinale Co-Production Market
FILM CREW
Production: Alina film (Suisse)
Ruda cine (Argentine)
Scénario: Milagros Mumenthaler
Consultation à l'écriture: Inés Bortagaray