Brief Story from the Green Planet explained

Brief Story from the Green Planet
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Director:Santiago Loza
Producer:Paulo Carvalho
Ángeles Hernández
David Matamoros
Luana Melgaço
Constanza Sanz Palacios
Starring:Romina Escobar
Paula Grinszpan
Luis Sodá
Cinematography:Eduardo Crespo
Editing:Iair Michel Attias
Lorena Moriconi
Studio:Anavilhana Filmes
Autentika Films
Constanza Sanz Palacios Films
Zentropa
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:Argentina
Germany
Brazil
Spain
Language:Spanish

Brief Story from the Green Planet (Spanish; Castilian: Breve historia del planeta verde) is a 2019 internationally co-produced science fiction adventure film directed by Argentine filmmaker Santiago Loza. The film centres on Tania (Romina Escobar), a young transgender woman mourning the recent death of her grandmother, who discovers that her grandmother was taking care of an extraterrestrial alien and embarks on a quest with her longtime friends Daniela (Paula Grinszpan) and Pedro (Luis Sodá) to return the creature to where it was originally found.[1]

The film is an international co-production between Argentina, Brazil, Germany and Spain.

The film premiered at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival,[2] where it won the Teddy Award for best LGBTQ-themed feature film.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://thefilmstage.com/reviews/berlin-review-brief-story-from-the-green-planet-is-a-disorienting-beautiful-alien-adventure/ "Brief Story from the Green Planet: Berlin 2019 Review"
  2. https://vos.lavoz.com.ar/cine/el-encanto-argentino-en-el-festival-de-cine-de-berlin "El encanto argentino en el Festival de cine de Berlín"
  3. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/argentine-lgbtq-sci-fi-film-wins-berlin-festivals-teddy-award-1187457 "Berlin: 'Brief Story from the Green Planet' Wins Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ Film"