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The Substitute

Original title: El Suplente
  • 20222022
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Juan Minujín in The Substitute (2022)
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A substitute teacher gets involved when one of his students is threatened by a drug kingpin.A substitute teacher gets involved when one of his students is threatened by a drug kingpin.A substitute teacher gets involved when one of his students is threatened by a drug kingpin.
IMDb RATING
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539
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  • Director
    • Diego Lerman
  • Writers
    • Diego Lerman(story by)
    • María Meira
    • Luciana De Mello
  • Stars
    • Juan Minujín
    • Alfredo Castro
    • Bárbara Lennie
  • Director
    • Diego Lerman
  • Writers
    • Diego Lerman(story by)
    • María Meira
    • Luciana De Mello
  • Stars
    • Juan Minujín
    • Alfredo Castro
    • Bárbara Lennie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    María Merlino and Juan Minujín in The Substitute (2022)
    Bárbara Lennie and Juan Minujín in The Substitute (2022)
    Alfredo Castro and Juan Minujín in The Substitute (2022)
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    Juan Minujín
    Juan Minujín
    • Lucio
    Alfredo Castro
    Alfredo Castro
    • El Chileno
    Bárbara Lennie
    Bárbara Lennie
    • Mariela
    Renata Lerman
    • Sol
    Rita Cortese
    Rita Cortese
    • Amalia
    María Merlino
    • Clara
    • Director
      • Diego Lerman
    • Writers
      • Diego Lerman(story by)
      • María Meira
      • Luciana De Mello
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    • Trivia
      The poem by Juan Gelman that Lucio recites to his students in literature class is entitled "El juego en que andamos" ('The game we are in') and belongs to the homonymous collection of poems published in 1959.
    • Soundtracks
      Huyan
      Written by Shitstem

      Performed by Shitstem

      [Played during the credits]

    User reviews2

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    8/10
    The power of teaching
    Lucio, a published novelist and professor of literature has just been bested in competition for a position at the University of Buenos Aires. He is also in the process of separating from his wife Mariela. He accepts a position as substitute teacher in a high school in the neighborhood of Isla Maciel, where his father, nicknamed El Chileno (The Chilean) is an activist that has struggled for years to improve the quality of life in the neighborhood sometimes helped, sometimes hindered by local politicians. El Chileno is known to everybody in the neighborhood and is making the last preparatives to open a soup kitchen. Lucio is also escaping the Buenos Aires intellectual world of literary presentations, lofty pretensions and shifting fashions. In addition Lucio and Mariela contend with the coming of age of their adolescent daughter Sol, unsure of her plans for the future.

    Isla Maciel (Maciel Island) is a neighborhood near the mouth of the Riachuelo (a tributary of the River Plate) near Dock Sud, the southern end of Buenos Aires harbor. It is a working class neighborhood. There is some substandard housing, but most people live in adequate, if modest houses and hold jobs, Crime is a problem, including drug use. Lucio's students behave like teenagers everywhere, are articulate (an Argentinian trait) and some have the project of continuing their education (in Argentina, state universities are entirely tuition free). Lucio finds himself in his new job; he has an easy relationship with his students and finds ways to connect literary subjects and definitions (poetry, paradoxes, mystery tales) with student's experiences.

    The plot centers on Dilan, one of Lucio's students, that helps El Chileno in he soup kitchen project. Entangled against his will in the disputes that devastate the neighborhood, Dilan is in the crosshairs of a local drug lord. He must flee and Lucio is his only hope. But this is not the only interest of he film. What makes it so good is that it brings to life everything that it shows; we seem to be watching people, not their movie reflections. Production vales are high and acting is excellent, not only from the leads (Juan Minujín as Lucio, Alfredo Castro as El Chileno, Bárbara Lennie as Mariela) but from the whole cast, many of which are not professional actors. Not to miss.
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    • Release date
      • October 20, 2022 (Argentina)
    • Countries of origin
      • Argentina
      • Spain
      • Mexico
      • Italy
      • France
      • Switzerland
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • El suplente
    • Filming locations
      • Avellaneda, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina(exteriors and location of the school)
    • Production companies
      • Arcadia
      • Bord Cadre Films
      • El Campo Cine
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $16,059
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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