Having worked as a housekeeper all her life, Justina inherits from her former employer a mansion in the middle of the Argentinian pampas. Under one condition: she must never leave. In this modern fairytale, Justina and her daughter will face the challenges of keeping that promise alive.
- Berlinale – Panorama
- Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival – Official Selection
- FICCI – Ficciones de Allá
- Hong Kong International Film Festival – Young Cinema Competition – Best Director
- Hot Docs – World Showcase
- Jeonju International Film Festival – World Cinema
- Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival – International Competition
- Guadalajara International Film Festival – Iberoamerican Feature Film
- Sheffield DocFest – People & Community
- Brussels International Film Festival – International Competition
- New Horizons International Film Festival – Discoveries
- Lima Film Festival – Competencia Documental
- Ambulante Documentary Film Festival
- Camden International Film Festival – Cinematic Vision Competition
- San Sebastián International Film Festival – Horizontes Latinos – Horizontes Award
Martín Benchimol was born in Argentina in 1985. He studied cinema at the University of Buenos Aires and then specialized in cinematography. He directed two award-winning documentaries with co-director Pablo Aparo: "La Gente del Río" (2012) which premiered at DOK Leipzig 2012, was nominated for Best Documentary 2013 at the 4th Cinema Tropical Awards, and participated in numerous festivals, and "El Espanto", which won the IDFA Award for Best Medium-length film in 2017, the Jury Award at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 2018 (Mexico), the Silver Horn for Best Film at the 58th Krakovia Film Festival (Poland) and the Nou Talent Award at Docs Barcelona (Spain), among many other international and national awards. Martin was selected to make one of the first short documentaries for the "Elemental" collection by Sandbox Films (USA), "A Robust Heart", which premiered at IDFA 2022. "El Castillo" will be Martin’s solo feature film debut.
- The Castle – 2023
- A Robust Heart – 2022 – Short film
- The Dread – 2017 – Documentary
- The River People – 2012 – Co-directed with Pablo Aparo - Documentary
Justina Olivo
Alexia Caminos Olivo
Screenwriter: Martín Benchimol
DOP: Nico Miranda & Fernando Lorenzale
Editor: Ana Remón
Sound: Sofía Straface
Production: Gema Films
Coproduction: SISTER Productions
World Sales: Luxbox
