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Paulina
20156.41h 43m
Overview
Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought.
Directed by Santiago Mitre
Written by Mariano Llinás, Santiago Mitre
Produced by Axel Kuschevatzky
0Where to Watch
Top Cast
Dolores Fonzi
Paulina
Oscar Martínez
Fernando
Esteban Lamothe
Alberto
Cristian Salguero
Ciro
Verónica Llinás
Victoria
Laura López Moyano
Laura
Ezequiel Díaz
Rudy
Andrea Quattrocchi
Vivi
Silvina Sabater
Interrogadora
Julián Tello
Cachi
Themes & Keywords
social workerrape victimargentinabased on moviefemale lawyer
About Paulina
Paulina is a drama, thriller film released in 2015 exploring themes of social worker, rape victim, argentina, based on movie, female lawyer. Directed by Santiago Mitre, it stars Dolores Fonzi, Oscar Martínez, Esteban Lamothe. Paulina is a young lawyer with a promising career in Buenos Aires, who chooses to go back to her home town. Her father, Fernando, is a well known judge. Against his will, Paulina decides to teach in a suburban high school as part of an inclusion program. One night, after the second week working there, she's brutally assaulted by a gang. With the disapproval of the people around her, she decides to go back to work, in the neighborhood where she was attacked, without realizing that her attackers may be even closer than she thought.
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