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Director: | Maite Alberdi |
Cinematography: | Sergio Armstrong |
Editing: | Alejandro Carrillo Penovi |
Studio: | Fabula |
Distributor: | Netflix |
Runtime: | 89 minutes |
Country: | Chile |
Language: | Spanish |
In Her Place (Spanish; Castilian: El lugar de la otra) is an upcoming Chilean historical crime drama film directed by Maite Alberdi and starring Elisa Zulueta and Francisca Lewin. Based on the true story of writer María Carolina Geel, who in 1955 killed her lover at the Crillón Hotel, the film is a reinterpretation of a story in the book Las Homicidas by Alia Trabucco Zerán. The film was selected to screen in competition at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Famous writer María Carolina Geel kills her lover and is put on trial for murder. Mercedes, the paralegal for the trial judge, becomes obsessed with the case as she learns about Geel's life, coming to question her beliefs about women in society.
In Her Place was filmed in Chile with cinematography by Sergio Armstrong. The film was produced by Fabula, while Mariane Hartard, Sergio Karmy, Cristián Donoso served as executive producers.
In Her Place will premiere in September 2024 at the 72nd San Sebastián International Film Festival. The film will become available on Netflix on 11 October 2024.