The Toast (film) explained

The Toast
Director:	Shai Agosin
Producer:	Bruno Bettati
Starring:	Ana Serradilla Francisco Melo Pepe Soriano
Cinematography:	Ignacio Prieto
Editing:	Carlos Puente
Music:	Esteban Agosín
Studio:	Agosin Films Goliat Films
Runtime:	100 minutes
Country:	Chile Mexico
Language:	Spanish
Budget:	$1.5 million^[1]

The Toast (Spanish: El brindis) is a 2007 Chilean-Mexican romantic comedy-drama film directed by Shai Agosin (in his directorial debut)^[2] and written by Roberto Brodsky.^[3] Starring Ana Serradilla, Francisco Melo and Pepe Soriano.^{[4] [5]} It competed for the Colón de Oro at the 33rd Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.^[6]

Synopsis

Invited by her father, whom she has hardly seen in her life, Emilia, a Mexican photographer, travels to Chile full of insecurities and fears. There she will meet her family who will receive her with as much affection as hypocrisy. Determined to conquer her and make her accept him despite her mistakes, Isidoro will show her his world where she will meet David, a man who is going through a deep crisis and with whom she will become more confused in her search.^[7]

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:^{[8] [9]}

• Pepe Soriano as Isidoro
• Ana Serradilla as Emilia
• Francisco Melo as David
• Pablo Krögh as Carlos
• Jenny Cavallo as Nicole
• Maricarmen Arrigorriaga as Sofía
• Alejandro Trejo as Rubén
• Teresita Reyes as Sandra
• Eduardo Burlé as Lion
• Carmen Disa Gutiérrez as Esther
• Vanessa Miller as Lia
• Andrés Velasco as Gabriel
• Radomiro Spotorno as Alex
• Matías Pimstein as Alan
• María José Shonhaut as Claudia
• Octavio Cornejo as Yaniv
• Sandra Torres as Galit

Production

Principal photography began on February 21, 2007 on location in Viña del Mar and Santiago and ended in late April of the same year in Mexico City.^[10]

Release

The Toast had its world premiere on October 21, 2007 at the 19th Viña del Mar International Film Festival,^[11] then it was screened in November of the same year at the 33rd Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival where it competed for the Colón de Oro.^[12] It was released commercially on August 7, 2008 in Chilean theaters.^[13]

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2007	Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival	Colón de Oro	The Toast		^[14]
2008	Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival	Best Feature			^[15]
	Ourense International Film Festival	Audience Award			^[16]
	San Diego Latin Film Festival				^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2007-11-20 . El chileno Agosín cuenta una historia universal en "El brindis", su debut . 2023-07-31 . www.publico.es.
2. Web site: Juan Ferrer, director de la Muestra de Cine Latinoamericano de Lleida: "El problema de hacer cine en América Latina es el presupuesto; lo que nunca falta es el talento" . 2023-07-31 . Casa Amèrica Catalunya.
3. Web site: LatAm cinema » Comienza a rodarse "El brindis", opera prima de Shai Agosin . 2023-07-31.
4. Web site: 2008-10-12 . «El Brindis». . 2023-07-31 . Páginas Sueltas y de Colores . es.
5. Web site: 2007-04-22 . Soriano: "Lucho contra el bronce" . 2023-07-31 . LA NACION . es.
6. Web site: 2007-10-31 . El Baño del Papa compite en Huelva . 2023-07-31 . EL PAIS . en.
7. Web site: El brindis . 2023-07-31 . Cinechile . es.
8. Web site: 2023-07-31 . Reparto de El brindis (película 2007). Dirigida por Shai Agosin . 2023-07-31 . La Vanguardia . es.
9. Web site: Reparto Completo de El brindis (Cine.com) . 2023-07-31 . cine.com . es.
10. Web site: Cannes, la primera prueba de 'El brindis' . 2023-07-31 . El Universal . es.
11. Web site: 2007-10-22 . Shai Agosín: "Realizar 'El brindis' fue como escribir un libro" . 2023-07-31 . Emol . Spanish.
12. Web site: 2007-11-01 . Participará cinta "El Brindis" en Festival de Cine de Huelva . 2023-07-31 . vanguardia.com.mx . es-MX.
13. Web site: PELÍCULAS CHILENAS "ESTRENADAS" POR AÑO: AÑOS 2001 A 2008 . 2023-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230726124914/https://www.recam.org/_files/documents/peliculas_nacionales_en_chile_2001_2008.pdf . 2023-07-26 .
14. Web site: 33ª edición / 2007 Festival de Huelva . 2023-07-31 . es.
15. Web site: Tulipanes film award winners announced . 2023-07-31 . The Holland Sentinel . en-US.
16. Web site: Ediciones anteriores . 2023-07-31 . OUFF Festival de Cine Internacional de Ourense . es-ES.
17. Web site: 2023-07-31 . MUESTRA DE CINE CHILENO EN PRESTIGIOSO FESTIVAL DE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA . 2023-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230731222853/https://www.subrei.gob.cl/sala-de-prensa/noticias/detalle-noticias/2008/04/25/muestra-de-cine-chileno-en-prestigioso-festival-de-los-angeles-california . 2023-07-31 .