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Potestad

IMDb ID: tt0290032 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.3 (37 votes)

Genres: Drama

A 60-year-old doctor tries to reconstruct a traumatic event that changed his life, while making a trip in the subway: the loss of his ten-year-old daughter.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesArgentina: PotestadRelease Date2003-05-08Runtime98 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews2Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsArgentinaLanguagesSpanishKeywordsdoctor
based on play
Filming LocationsBuenos Aires, Federal District, ArgentinaProduction CompaniesInstituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290032/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0290032.jpgUpdated At2025-05-09T11:28:44

Stars

Eduardo Pavlovsky
Lorenzo Quinteros
Noemí Frenkel
Susy Evans
Luis Machín
Miguel Dedovich
Alejo García Pintos
Martín Pavlovsky
Mauricio Minetti
Ana María Castel

Directors

Luis César D'Angiolillo

Writers

Luis César D'Angiolillo
Eduardo Pavlovsky
Ariel Sienra

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Eduardo Pavlovsky | Character: Eduardo Martínez
Actor: Lorenzo Quinteros | Character: Tito
Actor: Noemí Frenkel | Character: Ana María
Actor: Susy Evans | Character: Old Ana María
Actor: Luis Machín | Character: Colombres
Actor: Miguel Dedovich | Character: Don Ignacio
Actor: Alejo García Pintos | Character: Man in the subway
Actor: Martín Pavlovsky | Character: Pianista
Actor: Mauricio Minetti | Character: Chofer operativo
Actor: Ana María Castel | Character: Mujer Maestranza
Actor: Carlos Bermejo | Character: Oficial Operativo
Actor: María Victoria Biscay | Character: Adriana
Actor: Martín Adjemián | Character: Calesitero
Actor: Leandro Alvarez | Character: Adolescente Subte
Actor: Lola Arias | Character: Madre de Adriana
Actor: Damián Casermeiro | Character: Ricardo
Actor: Francisco Civit | Character: Ezequiel
Actor: Rodrigo Cárdenas | Character: Mozo
Actor: Marcelo D'Andrea | Character: Cantinero
Actor: María Del Carmen Cortez | Character: Instrumentadura
Actor: Denise Dumas | Character: Ana Maria 22 años
Actor: Daniel Elizalde | Character: Entrenador
Actor: Eva Fernández | Character: Enfermera
Actor: Diego Gentile | Character: Gonzalo
Actor: Eduardo Misch | Character: Padre de Adriana
Actor: Lucrecia Oviedo | Character: Madre niño
Actor: Federico Pavlovsky | Character: Federico
Actor: Marta Riveros | Character: Mujer del Subte
Actor: Alberto Segado | Character: Padre de Eduardo
Actor: Natalia Segré | Character: Camerada
Actor: Anna Valeria | Character: Linares
Actor: Nora Zinski | Character: Anestesista
Actor: Hernán Pablo Lozano | Character: Hombre en subte

[Directors Group]
Name: Luis César D'Angiolillo | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Luis César D'Angiolillo | Role: Writer
Name: Eduardo Pavlovsky | Role: Writer
Name: Ariel Sienra | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Luis César D'Angiolillo | Role: Producer
Name: Jorge Poleri | Role: Producer
Name: Jorge Rocca | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Edgardo Rudnitzky | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: María Inés Teyssié | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Luis César D'Angiolillo | Role: Editor
Name: Guillermo Grillo | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: María Inés Teyssié | Role: Casting Director

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Julián D'Angiolillo | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Nancy Marignac | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Alberto Moccia | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Jorge Rocca | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Lucila Kesselman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Valeria Roig | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Natalia Smirnoff | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Fabiana Tiscornia | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Julián D'Angiolillo | Role: Art Department
Name: Luciana Kohn | Role: Art Department
Name: Ernestina Pignolo | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Guido Berenblum | Role: Sound Department
Name: Luciano Bertone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mario Calabrese | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jorge Gutiérrez Jiménez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Diego Martínez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Carolina Sandoval | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gaspar Scheuer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicolás Tabárez | Role: Sound Department
Name: Victor Alejandro Tendler | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Horacio Acevedo | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fernando Blanc | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Eduardo Broman | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luis Colaso | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jonás Costa | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Fidel Diarte | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Natalia Kligmann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sergio Maggi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Peon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: José Peón | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rodrigo Pulpeiro | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Rafael Sahade | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hugo Senlle | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Carla Danio | Role: Costume Department
Name: Fátima Macera | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Alicia Cedermaz | Role: Editorial Department

[Production Department]
Name: Mariano Leyrado | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Pablo Ramos | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Beto Acevedo | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Oscar Marcos Azar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gustavo Charlon | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290032/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Canada: August 29, 2002 (Montréal Film Festival)
United States: March 1, 2003 (Cinequest Film Festival, premiere)
France: March 25, 2003 (Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse)
Argentina: May 8, 2003
Norway: January 15, 2004 (Tromsø International Film Festival)

Awards

Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Film (Mejor Película) | Potestad
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Director (Mejor Director) | Luis César D'Angiolillo, Potestad
Winner | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Actor (Mejor Actor) | Eduardo Pavlovsky, Potestad
Winner | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Screenplay, Adapted (Mejor Guión Adaptado) | Ariel Sienra, Luis César D'Angiolillo, Potestad
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Editing (Mejor Montaje) | Guillermo Grillo, Luis César D'Angiolillo, Potestad
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía) | María Inés Teyssié, Potestad
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Music (Mejor Música) | Edgardo Rudnitzky, Potestad
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Sound (Mejor Sonido) | Guido Berenblum, Potestad
Nominee | 2003 | Fribourg International Film Festival | Grand Prix | Luis César D'Angiolillo, Potestad

Box Office

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