Stars
Tatiana Saphir
Carla Crespo
Verónica Hassan
Beatriz Thibaudin
María Merlino
Marcos Ferrante
Ana María Martínez
Susana Pampín
Luis Herrera
Laura Mantel
Writers
César Aira
Diego Lerman
María Meira
Eloisa Solaas
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Tatiana Saphir | Character: Marcia, salesgirl
Actor: Carla Crespo | Character: Mao
Actor: Verónica Hassan | Character: Lenin
Actor: Beatriz Thibaudin | Character: Blanca, Lenin's grandma's friend(landlady)
Actor: María Merlino | Character: Delia, tenant
Actor: Marcos Ferrante | Character: Felipe, tenant
Actor: Ana María Martínez | Character: Ramona
Actor: Susana Pampín | Character: Woman in Car
Actor: Luis Herrera | Character: Truck Driver
Actor: Laura Mantel | Character: Employee of the month
[Directors Group]
Name: Diego Lerman | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: César Aira | Role: Writer
Name: Diego Lerman | Role: Writer
Name: María Meira | Role: Writer
Name: Eloisa Solaas | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Sebastián Ariel | Role: Producer
Name: Diego Lerman | Role: Producer
Name: Nicolás Martínez Zemborain | Role: Producer
Name: Lita Stantic | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Murci Bouscayrol | Role: Composer
Name: Murciélago | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Diego del Piano | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Luciano Zito | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Alberto Ponce | Role: Editor
Name: Roli Rauwolf | Role: Editor
Name: Benjamín Ávila | Role: Editor
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Mauro Do Porto | Role: Art Director
Name: Luciana Kohn | Role: Art Director
[Costume Design Group]
Name: Constanza Pierpaoli | Role: Costume Designer
[Production Management]
Name: Sebastián Ariel | Role: Production Manager
Name: Nicolás Martínez Zemborain | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Leonardo Camporeale | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lila Romero | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Julian Caparros | Role: Sound Department
Name: Bechen de Loredo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Leandro de Loredo | Role: Sound Department
Name: Marcelo Gareis | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nicolás Giusti | Role: Sound Department
Name: Martín Montrasi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rubén Perreta | Role: Sound Department
Name: Lisandro Schaffer | Role: Sound Department
Name: Alejandro Seba | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Rodrigo Tomasso | Role: Visual Effects
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Orilo Blandini | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gastón Mohadeb | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Manuel Moraco | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mariano Pariz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
[Editorial Department]
Name: Matías Mosteirín | Role: Editorial Department
[Production Department]
Name: Iván Eibuszyc | Role: Production Department
Name: Carolina Fernández | Role: Production Department
[Additional Crew]
Name: Cora Mayer | Role: Additional Crew
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0324158/videogallery/
Release Schedule
Argentina: April 26, 2002 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
Switzerland: August 6, 2002 (Locarno Film Festival)
Canada: September 12, 2002 (Toronto International Film Festival)
France: December 7, 2002 (Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 25, 2003 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
France: January 29, 2003
Mexico: March 27, 2003 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
Denmark: April 5, 2003 (NatFilm Festival)
Hong Kong: April 11, 2003 (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Singapore: April 30, 2003 (Singapore International Film Festival)
United States: May 7, 2003 (Boston Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Canada: May 17, 2003 (Toronto InsideOut Lesbian and Gay Film and Video Festival)
Germany: May 22, 2003
Argentina: June 19, 2003
Slovakia: June 22, 2003 (Art Film Festival)
Netherlands: July 3, 2003
Czech Republic: July 6, 2003 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Norway: July 11, 2003
Ireland: August 1, 2003 (Dublin Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
Sweden: August 1, 2003
United States: August 7, 2003 (North Carolina Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Denmark: August 8, 2003
Greece: August 22, 2003
United States: August 27, 2003 (New York City, New York)
Uruguay: September 10, 2003 (Cinemateca Uruguaya)
Portugal: September 26, 2003
Mexico: October 10, 2003
United States: October 12, 2003 (Milwaukee LGBT Film and Video Festival)
Norway: October 20, 2003 (Bergen International Film Festival)
Denmark: October 22, 2003 (Copenhagen Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
United States: October 31, 2003 (Los Angeles, California)
Finland: November 2003 (Turku Lesbian and Gay Film Festival)
United Kingdom: February 13, 2004
United States: February 20, 2004 (University of Oregon Queer Film Festival)
Iceland: March 7, 2004 (Reykjavik Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
Austria: May 28, 2004
Japan: August 7, 2004 (Tokyo)
Sweden: September 24, 2004 (Uppsala Queer Festival)
Awards
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best First Film (Mejor Ópera Prima) | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Supporting Actress (Mejor Actriz de Reparto) | Beatriz Thibaudin, Suddenly
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best New Actress (Mejor Revelación Femenina) | Carla Crespo, Suddenly
Nominee | 2004 | Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards | Silver Condor | Best Screenplay, Adapted (Mejor Guión Adaptado) | Diego Lerman, María Meira, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Locarno Film Festival | Silver Leopard | Lita Stantic, Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Locarno Film Festival | Special Mention | Carla Crespo, Verónica Hassan, Tatiana Saphir, Marcos Ferrante, María Merlino, Beatriz Thibaudin, Suddenly | To the acting ensemble, unanimously.
Nominee | 2002 | Locarno Film Festival | Youth Jury Award | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Locarno Film Festival | Don Quixote Award | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Nominee | 2002 | Locarno Film Festival | Golden Leopard | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2003 | Istanbul Film Festival | Golden Tulip | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2003 | Milan International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival | Best Film | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2004 | Glitter Awards | Glitter Award | Best Lesbian Feature | Suddenly
Winner | 2003 | NewFest: New York's LGBT Film Festival | No Limits Award | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Special Jury Prize | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Audience Award | Diego Lerman, Suddenly | Tied with To the Left of the Father (2001).
Winner | 2002 | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | SIGNIS Award - Special Mention | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Nominee | 2002 | Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema | Best Film | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2003 | Clarín Entertainment Awards | Clarin Award | Best First Work - Film (Cine: Mejor Ópera Prima) | Suddenly
Winner | 2003 | Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival | Sunny Rabbit Prize | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Nominee | 2003 | Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival | Best Film Award | Best Full-Length Fiction Film | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Viennale | FIPRESCI Prize | Diego Lerman, Suddenly | For a plot-twisting riot-girls road movie announcing the strength of an Argentinean New-New-Wave.
Winner | 2002 | Huelva Latin American Film Festival | Silver Colon | Best Screenplay (Mejor Guión Original) | Diego Lerman, María Meira, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Huelva Latin American Film Festival | Best New Director | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Winner | 2002 | Havana Film Festival | Grand Coral - First Prize | Diego Lerman, Suddenly | Tied with City of God (2002).
Winner | 2002 | Havana Film Festival | Special Mention | Lita Stantic, Suddenly, Red Bear
Winner | 2002 | Havana Film Festival | Best Actress | Tatiana Saphir, Carla Crespo, Verónica Hassan, Beatriz Thibaudin, María Merlino, Suddenly | To the female acting ensemble.
Winner | 2002 | Nantes Three Continents Festival | ARTE Award | Diego Lerman, Suddenly
Box Office
Argentina: USD 16036
Germany: USD 24341
France: USD 68802
Domestic: USD 44806
Period: May 7 – 9, 2004 | Rank: 157 | Weeks in release: 37 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 44806 | Interval gross: USD 199 | Per theater average: USD 199
Period: Feb 27 – 29, 2004 | Rank: 123 | Weeks in release: 27 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 27057 | Interval gross: USD 661 | Per theater average: USD 661
Period: Nov 28 – 30, 2003 | Rank: 125 | Weeks in release: 14 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 21756 | Interval gross: USD 446 | Per theater average: USD 446
Period: Nov 14 – 16, 2003 | Rank: 87 | Weeks in release: 12 | Theaters: 3 | Gross to date: USD 20804 | Interval gross: USD 5501 | Per theater average: USD 1833
Period: Oct 31 – Nov 2, 2003 | Rank: 144 | Weeks in release: 10 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 15019 | Interval gross: USD 578 | Per theater average: USD 578
Period: Sep 26 – 28, 2003 | Rank: 145 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 14259 | Interval gross: USD 971 | Per theater average: USD 971
Period: Sep 12 – 14, 2003 | Rank: 119 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 15146 | Interval gross: USD 3425 | Per theater average: USD 3425
Period: Sep 5 – 7, 2003 | Rank: 123 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 10418 | Interval gross: USD 2122 | Per theater average: USD 2122
Period: Aug 29 – Sep 1, 2003 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 1 | Gross to date: USD 6752 | Interval gross: USD 5406 | Per theater average: USD 5406