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Paulina

2015 · film · FR, AR, BR

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Directed by: Santiago Mitre

Starring: Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe, Cristian Salguero, Verónica Llinás, Laura López Moyano

Runtime: 103 min

Why it mattersAI-assisted

The film is about a young lawyer who teaches in a suburban high school1. It was directed by Santiago Mitre and won 23 awards3.

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  1. synopsis — Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought.
  2. credit — Paulina (2015) is directed by Santiago Mitre.
  3. award — Paulina (2015) awards (OMDb): 23 wins & 19 nominations total

Synopsis

Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought.

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