2023-09-03 23:53:00
The story he refers to is inspired by that of the businessman Jorge Sivak, who in the 80s was kidnapped twice. / Photo: Press
“El rapto”, fourth feature film by Daniela Goggi and only Argentine title at the 80th Venice Film Festival had its acclaimed world premiere at La Mostra where it competes in the Orizzonti Extra section.
The film, inspired by the book “El salto de papá”, by Martín Sivak, and starring Rodrigo de la Sernamanages for its director to show that “invisible enemy that continued to function, the intelligence services of the dictatorship”, according to what he pointed out in an interview with the ANSA news agency.
The author of the films “Eves” (2007), “Abzurdah” (2015)
and “El hilo rojo” (2016), he considered that in this new work he addresses “that invisible enemy that continued to function, the intelligence services of the dictatorship, which acted as double agents, since they had all the information on the dictatorship. No He was a punctual enemy. The evil was capillary, and when that happens it is not controlled”.
The film was directed by Daniela Goggi and starred Rodrigo de la Serna. / Photo: Press
on the tape, De la Serna plays Julio Levy, who following exile returns to the family business that operated in Argentina in the 80s and his brother is kidnapped.
Goggi, a girl in transition, remembers that period “the feeling of euphoria and uncertainty. The desire to have a democratic country was such that it was thought that the institutions were going to align themselves with the democratic project.”
The filmmaker pointed out that with this film she wanted to pay homage to her parents’ generation, “which was badly hit and all the effort they made, including emotional shielding in order to survive.”
De la Serna plays Julio Levy, who returned to the family business following exile in the 1980s. Photo: Press
The director and the protagonist took part in the premiere of “El rapto” in Venicein addition to the producers of the film generated by Paramount +, Benjamín Domenech (Rei Cine) and Cindy Teperman and Phin Glynn (Infinity Hill).
The International Way of the film also acted by Julieta Zylberberg, Lautaro Pérez Hillal, Lola Loyacono, Andrea Garrote, Germán Palacios and Jorge Marralewill continue in the “Special Presentations” category of the Toronto Film Festival (to be held between the 7th and 17th of this year) and its national premiere will take place in October.
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