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Puan
by María Alché, Benjamín Naishtat

When Marcelo Pena finally is about to be appointed Head of the Philosophy Department, the famous and seductive Professor Sujarchuk returns from Europe to claim the kingdom for himself.

Original Title: Puan
Countries: Argentina, Italy, France, Germany, Brazil
Year: 2023
Ratio: 1.66
Sound: 5.1
Length: 109 min
Language: Spanish
Festivals & Awards
2024
  • Palm Springs International Film Festival – Best of Fest
  • Tromsø Film Festival – Competition
  • Pune International Film Festival – World Competition
  • Santo Domingo Global Film Festival – Hispanic View
  • Göteborg Film Festival – International Competition
2023
  • San Sebastián International Film Festival – Official Selection – Best Screenplay Jury Prize, Silver Shell Best Leading Performance
  • Athens International Film Festival – Opening Nights
  • Vancouver International Film Festival – Panorama
  • La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival – International Competition – Grand Prize Ciné+ of the International Jury
  • São Paulo International Film Festival – Brazil Showcase
  • Viennale – Features
  • Ljubljana International Film Festival – Focus: Argentina
  • Semana de Cine de la Universidad de Lima – International Showcase
  • FILMAR en América Latina – Focus Sud
  • FICVIÑA – Latin American Fiction Feature Film Competition
About Directors
María Alché

María Alché is an Argentinian director, script writer and actress. She studied filmmaking at ENERC, where she teaches actors direction. She studies Philosophy at the University of Buenos Aires. She directed the short films "Noelia", "Gulliver", "Invierno 3025" and "¿Quién se metió con Mayra?", presented at several international film festivals. She wrote and directed the feature film "Familia Sumergida" (A Family Submerged), starred by Mercedes Morán which won best Film in Horizontes Latinos at the San Sebastian Film Festival, Best First Feature Film at Gotteborg Film Festival, Best Director at Ficunam, Best Script at the Lima Festival, and was presented at the Festivals of Locarno, Havana, Lincoln Center NY, Jeonju and Viennale, among others. Currently, she is developing in the residency Ikusmira Berriak 2023 her new project "Te amo y hoy todo es hermoso" (I love you and today everything is beautiful) and she is writing the documentary "Chocobar" by Lucrecia Martel.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • Puan – 2023
  • A Family Submerged – 2018
Benjamín Naishtat

Benjamín Naishtat studied film in Universidad del Cine, Buenos Aires. He furthermore took part in the Contemporary Arts program of Le Fresnoy, France, and was granted a Radcliffe / Film Studies Center Fellowship from Harvard University. He wrote and directed "Rojo" (2018) which was selected in Official Competition at the San Sebastian Film Festival, awarded with the Concha de Plata for Best Direction, Best Cinematography and Best Actor for Darío Grandinetti. Benjamín wrote and directed El movimiento (2015) with the support of the Jeonju Film Festival, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival. The film won Best Argentine Film at the Festival de Mar del Plata and the Jury Award at the Valdivia Festival. Benjamín wrote and directed "Historia del Miedo" (2014), which premiered at the Berlinale Official Competition. Currently, he is working on the adaptation of "Los Siete Locos", by Roberto Arlt.

FILMOGRAPHY
  • Puan – 2023
  • Rojo – 2018
  • The Movement – 2015
  • Historia del Miedo – 2014
Cast & Crew
Cast

Marcello Subiotto
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Juliette Zylberberg
Alejandra Flechner
Andrea Frigerio
Mara Bestelli

Crew

Screenwriter: María Alché & Benjamín Naishtat
DOP: Hélène Louvart
Art Director: Julieta Dolinsky
Editor: Livia Serpa
Costume Design: Mariana Seropian
Sound: Fernando Ribero
Production: Pasto & Pucará cine
Coproduction: Infinity Hill, Bubbles project, Kino Produzioni, Pandora Film Produktion, Atelier de production
World Sales: Luxbox

“Sly and delightful – deliciously droll.”
“Funny and inventive... Sbaraglia and Subiotto are magnificent.”
“A brilliant social comedy.”
“Excellent cast.”