“Crib”the film with Camila Plaate and directed by Dolores Fonzi, was nominated for the Oscar shortlist is approaching its 98th edition. The feature film managed to be one of the productions selected by the Hollywood Academy in this category Best International Film.
Only five films from a group of 15 are ultimately nominated. The final list will be announced on February 10 and the awards ceremony will take place on March 15, 2026. “Belén” has to take part Selection list with productions from countries such as Germany, Brazil, South Korea, Spain, France, India, Japan, Switzerland and Taiwan, among others.
The story of the film is based on a real case that happened in Tucumán in 2014, reconstructed by Ana Correa in her book We are BethlehemIt tells how the protagonist comes to a public hospital with severe stomach pain, has a spontaneous abortion and is arrested by the police in the middle of the medical procedure. His lawyer Soledad Deza is played by the film’s director, Dolores Fonzi.
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In addition to Fonzi and Plaate, the cast also includes Laura Paredes (who co-wrote the script with Fonzi and Agustina San Martín), Luis Machín, Julieta CardinaliCésar Troncoso, Sergio Prina and Liliana Juárez, along with a group of actresses and actors from Tucumán.
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The writer Margaret Atwoodwho wrote the prologue to a new edition of Correa’s book, noting that the Belén case “might have sprung from the pages of Gilead” (alluding to its success). The Handmaid’s Tale), celebrated the nomination From the film to the Oscar, he writes a detailed post on his X account.
“Congratulations to Belénselected by the Argentine Film Academy to represent the country at the Oscars! It tells the story of a girl who came to the hospital with a hemorrhage, where she was told she had suffered a miscarriage, and was then accused and convicted of causing or performing an abortion and imprisoned. It took years to challenge and reverse this false belief. An impending doom for American women?“, the Canadian writer asked herself.
The film has already appeared in renowned films international festivalsreceived the Forqué Award for Best Latin American Film, a nomination for the Critics Choice Awards and is a candidate for the Goya for Best Ibero-American Film.
The films that compete with “Bethlehem.”
-Germany: “Sound of Falling”.
-Brazil: “The Secret Agent”.
-South Korea: “No other choice”.
-Spain: “Sirât”.
-France: “It was just an accident”.
-India: “Homebound”.
-Iraq: “The President’s Cake.”
-Japan: “Kokuho”.
-Jordan: “All that’s left of you.”
-Norway: “Sentimental value”.
-Palestine: “Palestine 36”.
-Switzerland: “late shift”.
-Taiwan: “Left-handed girl”.
-Tunisia: “The Voice of Hind Rajab”.
Dolores Fonzi’s statements about “Belén”
Before the film’s premiere, Fonzi revealed that the idea came to him “from militancy.” “They locked her up, I found out, and at the Platinum Best Actress award ceremony for ‘La Patota’ I walked on stage with a sign that said “Freedom for Bethlehem” and said, “Because Bethlehem is all of us.”“Without freedom we are nothing,” one interviewee recalled “Count the days”from Magnificent AM990.
“Ana Correa’s book came out at the same time. Then I came out with ‘Blondie’ and they realized I could direct it. I mean, they had thought of me to play the role of the lawyer.” Then they realized that I could act, direct and write.continued the successful Argentine artist.
He then remarked: “It is important to use the cinematographic apparatus based on the stories we need to seebut let this work. My goal was to make a film that pleases, entertains, keeps you in suspense and is at the same time informative and exciting. The more humanity there is, the funnier it is We can laugh at our own tragedies Everyday life, family dynamics and little things. The important thing about the film, beyond the aesthetic demands that don’t forget that it is cinema and that it has to tell the story, is this Everyone can identify with the feeling of injustice and want to change that.”
Fonzi clarified: “It is not a portrait of feminism, it is not a documentary about militancy or the abortion law, It’s a more universal theme, that’s why I say everyone can relate to it. Of course, if the protagonist had been a man, there wouldn’t be the scenes in which the lawyer picks up the child from school or the supermarket. “That’s because it’s like that in women’s lives,” she analyzed.
Finally he explained this “It’s a film that talks about injustice and we all live it in one way or another. It has to do with how you can articulate yourself in the face of it and how you fight against it.”
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